Nunavut (NU) family law software
Family law calculations built for Nunavut firms
Nunavut inherited the NWT Family Law Act on division in 1999 and has retained the same framework. Inuit customary practices and remote-community access considerations frequently shape family-law practice.
What Divo calculates for Nunavut 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
Nunavut formally recognizes customary adoption under the Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Act. Calculations involving children often need to account for customary parental relationships not captured by birth records.
Tax & benefit impacts
Spousal support deductibility, Canada Child Benefit interactions, GST/HST credit, and provincial benefits modeled into net cash positions
Nunavut-specific rules Divo handles
Inuit customary adoption
Nunavut formally recognizes customary adoption under the Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Act. Calculations involving children often need to account for customary parental relationships not captured by birth records.
Statutes and authorities Divo cites
Every calculation links back to the governing statute. Outputs include full citation trails for Nunavut court use.
- Family Law Act (Nunavut, as inherited from NWT)(SNWT (Nu) 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 — Nunavut
Nunavut 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 Nunavut 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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Nunavut firm FAQ
Are Nunavut proceedings supported?
Yes. Divo applies the federal Divorce Act, FCSG, and SSAG. Nunavut's Family Law Act mirrors the NWT framework. Customary-adoption parental relationships can be captured in custody/support inputs.
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