These tools give you rough estimates based on the guidelines where you live, with links to the official tables and calculators that decide the real numbers. No account required, no cost. Use them to prepare, then check the official source and a lawyer.
Child support in Ontario follows the Federal Child Support Guidelines, with amounts set by the payor's gross income and number of children, the tables are province-specific but the formula is consistent nationwide outside Quebec. Property division uses an equalization model under the Family Law Act: each spouse retains what they owned before the marriage and splits the growth accumulated during it, calculated as the difference in each party's net family property. Spousal support follows the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines (SSAG), which provide ranges for amount and duration based on income gap and length of the relationship, courts treat SSAG ranges as a strong starting point but retain discretion.
Uses the official guideline for the place you choose above: the 2025 Federal Child Support Tables in Canada, the 2026 Quebec model when both parents live in Quebec, and the state guideline in the US where FairWell has built it.
Understanding what you each brought in and built together is the starting point for any fair division.
See what common schedules actually look like in percentages, and how they might affect support calculations.
One household becomes two. This helps you see what your finances actually look like going forward.
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