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Selected Statistics on
Canadian Families and
Family Law:
Second Edition

ENDNOTES

  • [1] The information in the next three sections is taken from Marcil-Gratton, Nicole and Céline Le Bourdais, Custody, Access and Child Support: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. (1999).

  • [2] In Revenue Canada reports, the term "alimony" includes both child support and spousal support amounts.

  • [3] Revenue Canada defines income as the amount reported on line 150 of the income tax return or the total of items 4 to 22.

  • [4] The information in the following paragraphs is from Kerr, R. Social Assistance and Child Support: A Pilot Survey (1999).

Date Modified: 2012-08-03

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