Family Law Tools
Quick, free tools to orient yourself before you talk to a lawyer. They provide general information, not legal advice.
Calculators and checklists
BC Child Support: Table Lookup
Base child support in BC comes from the Federal Child Support Tables, using the paying parent’s gross annual income and the number of children. Enter yours, then look the exact figure up in the official Government of Canada tool. We link you straight to it rather than approximating, because the table amounts are precise.
This tool provides general legal information and estimates only. It is not legal advice, and every situation depends on its facts.
Parenting-Time Percentage Calculator
Count the nights per year the children spend with you, and see where you sit relative to the 40% threshold that matters for shared-custody child support (s. 9 of the Federal Child Support Guidelines).
This tool provides general legal information and estimates only. It is not legal advice, and every situation depends on its facts.
Property-Claim Limitation Reminder
Under s. 198 of BC’s Family Law Act, spouses generally have 2 years to start a property or debt division claim, counted from the divorce (married spouses) or from separation (unmarried spouses who lived together 2+ years).
This tool provides general legal information and estimates only. It is not legal advice, and every situation depends on its facts.
Numbers are a starting point. Your facts decide the outcome.
Discuss your result with a lawyerGo deeper:
- Divorce in BC: the complete guide
- Child support in BC: the complete guide
- Separation agreements in BC: the complete guide
- Child support in British Columbia - the full guide
- Claiming retroactive child support
- Shared parenting arrangements and the 40% threshold
- Property division: getting more than just half
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A calculator is an estimate, not advice
These tools give you a starting figure. What it means for your situation depends on facts a calculator cannot see. Talk it through with us, free, for 30 minutes.
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