Figure 3.13 Decision of Variation Application by Applicant

Figure 3.13 presents the outcome of variation applications by applicant. Of applications brought by the receiving parent, 66.7 percent resulted in an increase of the face value amount, 29.3 percent resulted in a decrease, 3.3 percent resulted in a termination order, and 0.7 percent were denied. Of applications brought by the paying parent, 14.1 percent resulted in an increase of the face value amount, 69.6 percent resulted in a decrease of the face value amount, 14.2 percent resulted in a termination order, and 2.1 percent were denied. Of the cross-applications, the majority resulted in an increase of the face value amount (44.8 percent). Fewer cases of cross-applications resulted in a decrease (42.1 percent), termination order (11.9 percent) or denial of the application (1.1 percent). To look at this issue from a different perspective, of the 1,396 variation applications in which the applicant was known and that resulted in an increase of the face value support amount, 75.1 percent were brought by the receiving parent and 16.5 percent by the paying parent; 8.4 percent were cross-applications. Of the 1,712 variation applications that resulted in a decrease of the face value support amount, 26.9 percent were brought by the receiving parent and 66.7 percent by the paying parent; 6.4 percent were cross-applications.