Northwest Territories (NT) family law software

Family law calculations built for Northwest Territories firms

The NWT Family Law Act provides for division of family property between married and qualifying common-law spouses, with provisions specifically addressing Indigenous land and resource interests.

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What Divo calculates for Northwest Territories files

Child support

Federal Child Support Guidelines (SOR/97-175) table amounts, section 7 special expenses, shared parenting set-off, and imputed income under s. 19

Spousal support

SSAG without-child and with-child formulas, duration ranges (rule of 65, indefinite), and lump-sum equivalents

Property division

NWT family property analysis often intersects with the Indian Act, land claims agreements, and settlement-corporation interests. Disclosure can be unusually complex.

Tax & benefit impacts

Spousal support deductibility, Canada Child Benefit interactions, GST/HST credit, and provincial benefits modeled into net cash positions

Northwest Territories-specific rules Divo handles

Indigenous land considerations

NWT family property analysis often intersects with the Indian Act, land claims agreements, and settlement-corporation interests. Disclosure can be unusually complex.

Statutes and authorities Divo cites

Every calculation links back to the governing statute. Outputs include full citation trails for Northwest Territories court use.

Family Law Act (NWT)(SNWT 1997, c 18)
Divorce Act(RSC 1985, c 3 (2nd Supp))
Key sections: s. 15.1 (child support), s. 15.2 (spousal support)
Federal Child Support Guidelines(SOR/97-175)
Key sections: s. 3 (table amounts), s. 7 (special expenses), s. 9 (shared parenting)
Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines(Department of Justice, 2008 (revised))

Case law research: CanLII — Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories court forms covered

→Financial Statement
→Financial statements (income & expenses)
→FCSG table amount lookups
→Section 7 special / extraordinary expense schedules
→Shared / split parenting set-off calculations
→Imputed income worksheets (s. 19 FCSG)
→SSAG without-child formula ranges
→SSAG with-child formula (iterative solver)
→Duration calculations (rule of 65, indefinite)

Integrates with the tools Northwest Territories firms already use

Two-way sync with Clio, ActionStep, PCLaw/Soluno, PracticePanther, NetDocuments, iManage, and SharePoint/OneDrive. Matter data and disclosure documents flow both ways — no double entry.

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