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title: "Holden v. Holden, 2026 ONCA 599"
id: "2026-08-24-2026-onca-599"
official_date: "2026-08-24"
effective_date: null
url: "https://signal.amicably.ca/2026-08-24-2026-onca-599"
---

> Amicably Signal: what has changed in Canadian family law and tax that affects support and property division.

# Holden v. Holden, 2026 ONCA 599

- Official date: 2026-08-24
- Jurisdiction: Ontario
- Kind: Case law (Decided)
- Affects: Spousal support
- Source: Ontario Court of Appeal, https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/24423/1/document.do
- Source: Ontario Court of Appeal, on CanLII, https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onca/doc/2026/2026onca599/2026onca599.html
- Neutral citation: 2026 ONCA 599

The Ontario Court of Appeal held that a trial judge made no error in awarding lump sum spousal support lower in amount and duration than the Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines might have generated, because those guidelines are advisory only.