Why did the government create the Child Support Guidelines?

There was confusion across the country (and even within provinces) about child support awards. The amounts ordered varied greatly from court to court and judge to judge. Family law lawyers and judges were concerned about the lack of consistency and the resulting sense that there could be a lack of fairness. The federal government hoped to address this problem by providing the Guidelines.

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