Features

Contents:
  Standard Features
  Advanced Features
  Bonus - In depth Reference Manual
   

ChildView® is a complete program that does not require additional modules or add-ons to address all areas of the Child Support Guidelines.  All of the following are included in the basic program:

  Standard Features: (return to top)

  • Child support calculations, including the automatic pro-rata sharing of special expenses per section 7 of the Child Support Guidelines
  • Calculation of support under shared (section 9(a)) and split (section 8) custody
  • Comparison of pre-May 1, 1997 child support orders  with child support under the Guidelines
  • Guideline income adjustments per Schedule III
  • Input and consideration of undue hardship circumstances (section 10)
  • Calculation of support where Guideline income is over $150,000
  • Calculation of support for children at or over the age of majority
  • Input for other persons in the household as it relates to tax calculations and the standards of living test
  • Automatic calculation of the standards of living test based on the information entered
  • Ability to compare results under section 15(2) - agreed upon Guideline income
  • Detailed on-screen and /or printed reporting on:
    • Section 3 and 7 child support results for each child
    • Child support results for shared and split custody situations
    • Household income ratios and the standards of living test
    • Impact of varying an existing pre-May 1, 1997 order
    • Analysis of after-tax spousal support
    • Cash projections (disposable income analysis)  for each party
    • Details of undue hardship circumstances
    • Child support calculation for income over $150,000
    • Province specific court forms
    • And More!

  ChildView® Advanced Features: (return to top)

These additional features are included in the basic ChildView® program as well:

  • "Spousal Support Advisory Guideline" calculator which calculates the spousal support range based on the formulas in the paper, "Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: A Draft Proposal",  released January 2005
  • Interactive spousal support analyzer
  • "Lump Sum Payment Calculator" to assist in the assessment of lump sum spousal support considerations
  • "Cash converter" that will convert taxable Canadian dividends and taxable capital gains to their cash equivalents
  • "Gross up calculator" to assist in imputing cash based and foreign sourced income
  • Quick table look ups for both the May 1, 1997 section 3 table amounts and the May 1, 2006 table amounts
  • Reverse table lookup
  • Property and financial statement input and reporting
  • Monthly budget input and reporting

  Bonus: (return to top)

Also included with the software is a comprehensive, fully illustrated, reference manual which outlines not only how to use ChildView® but how ChildView® interacts with the Child Support Guidelines, the "Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines", and income tax and benefits considerations.  Updates to the reference manual are automatically included with valid ChildView® licenses.

  Topics covered in the manual include:

  • A brief overview of Windows®
  • How to use ChildView® step by step, including details of each input field and explanations of income tax parameters such as the "dependent credit" and the "spousal credit."
  • Special features of ChildView®
    • Revision to Guideline amounts for determining alternative child support amounts in special circumstances
    • "Spousal Support Advisory Guideline Calculator"
    • "Spousal Support Analyzer"
    • "Lump Sum Payment Calculator"
    • Quick table look ups for both the May 1, 1997 tables and the May 1, 2006 tables
    • Section 15(2)
    • Reverse table lookup
  • Income details
    • Section 16 - Determination of annual income - each source of income is explained in detail
  • Schedule III Adjustments - each Guideline adjustment is explained in detail
  • Additional Tax Information, which provides detailed information on the tax implications involved in the child and spousal support calculations
  • Standards of Living Test - all the steps and results of applying of Schedule II of the Guidelines are explained in detail

  Planned additions to the manual:

    Detailed chapters on:

  • Section 17 - Pattern of income
  • Section 18 - Adjustments to income from a corporation
  • Section 19 - Imputed income
  • Section 20 - Non-residents
  • In-depth tutorial for ChildView®