37 (1) An application to the court for variation of an order made or confirmed under this Part may be made by, (a) a dependant or respondent named in the order; (b) a parent of a dependant referred to in clause (a); (c) the personal representative of a respondent referred to in clause (a); or (d) an agency referred to in subsection 33 (3).  1997, c. 20, s. 6. Powers of court: spouse and parent support (2) In the case of an order for support of a spouse or parent, if the court is satisfied that there has been a material change in the dependant’s or respondent’s circumstances or that evidence not available on the previous hearing has become available, the court may, (a) discharge, vary or suspend a term of the order, prospectively or retroactively; (b) relieve the respondent from the payment of part or all of the arrears or any interest due on them; and (c) make any other order under section 34 that the court considers appropriate in the circumstances referred to in section 33.  1997, c. 20, s. 6; 1999, c. 6, s. 25 (12); 2005, c. 5, s. 27 (16). Powers of court: child support (2.1) In the case of an order for support of a child, if the court is satisfied that there has been a change in circumstances within the meaning of the child support guidelines or that evidence not available on the previous hearing has become available, the court may, (a) discharge, vary or suspend a term of the order, prospectively or retroactively; (b) relieve the respondent from the payment of part or all of the arrears or any interest due on them; and (c) make any other order for the support of a child that the court could make on an application under section 33.  1997, c. 20, s. 6. Application of child support guidelines (2.2) A court making an order under subsection (2.1) shall do so in accordance with the child support guidelines.  1997, c. 20, s. 6. Exception: special provisions (2.3) Despite subsection (2.2), a court may award an amount that is different from the amount that would be determined in accordance with the child support guidelines if the court is satisfied, (a) that special provisions in an order or a written agreement respecting the financial obligations of the parents, or the division or transfer of their property, directly or indirectly benefit a child, or that special provisions have otherwise been made for the benefit of a child; and (b) that the application of the child support guidelines would result in an amount of child support that is inequitable given those special provisions.  1997, c. 20, s. 6. Reasons (2.4) Where the court awards, under subsection (2.3), an amount that is different from the amount that would be determined in accordance with the child support guidelines, the court shall record its reasons for doing so.  1997, c. 20, s. 6. Exception: consent orders (2.5) Despite subsection (2.2), a court may award an amount that is different from the amount that would be determined in accordance with the child support guidelines on the consent of both parents if the court is satisfied that, (a) reasonable arrangements have been made for the support of the child to whom the order relates; and (b) where support for the child is payable out of public money, the arrangements do not provide for an amount less than the amount that would be determined in accordance with the child support guidelines.  1997, c. 20, s. 6. Reasonable arrangements (2.6) For the purposes of clause (2.5) (a), in determining whether reasonable arrangements have been made for the support of a child, (a) the court shall have regard to the child support guidelines; and (b) the court shall not consider the arrangements to be unreasonable solely because the amount of support agreed to is not the same as the amount that would otherwise have been determined in accordance with the child support guidelines.  1997, c. 20, s. 6. Limitation on applications for variation (3) No application for variation shall be made within six months after the making of the order for support or the disposition of another application for variation in respect of the same order, except by leave of the court.  R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, s. 37 (3). No variation (4) An order may not be varied on the basis of the enactment or coming into force of any provision of Schedule 1 to the Moving Ontario Family Law Forward Act, 2020. 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 28 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 20, s. 6 - 01/12/1997; 1999, c. 6, s. 25 (12) - 20/11/1999 2005, c. 5, s. 27 (16) - 09/03/2005 2020, c. 25, Sched. 1, s. 28 (1) - 01/03/2021 Indexing existing orders