This paper offers practical tips for providing legal advice to clients who separate while facing job loss and decreased financial opportunities. It explores topics such as who bears responsibility for financial burdens, income determination for self-employed individuals, imputing income, and how support obligations are influenced by retirement or perpetual student status.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 52^nd Annual Refresher: Family Law program in Lake Louise on May 5–7, 2019.