It is best to take this process one day at a time. Make sure you find time for yourself. Take a bath, go for a walk, read a book or get a coffee. Making time for yourself even for a few minutes can always help.
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What happens if child support paying parent’s income decreases and payments cannot be met?
An application can be brought to vary an existing order, if there is an order in place, so that the payments are adjusted to match the table amounts that best reflect your current economic situation.
Read MoreCan the Family Responsibility Office revoke a driver’s license due to delayed payments?
Yes they can. S.6 of the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 31 gives the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) the authority to use any type of enforcement mechanism necessary to enforce support payments. Also, ss. 33-39 regulate the suspension of driver’s license and s. 34 requires that the FRO give […]
Read MoreWhen do child support payments stop?
It is required to make payments for child support until the child reaches the age of majority, i.e. 18 years of age. Depending on the Act under which the claim pertains, bringing the matter to court may extend the payments because the child (who is now over the age of majority) is either enrolled […]
Read MoreIs child support needed to be paid if the child(ren) and ex move in with a new partner?
Yes, but the amount may be reduced/changed. Parents have a financial obligation to support their children until they are eighteen, if they are over the age of eighteen and require support for reasons of illness/disability, enrolment in a full-time education program, etc. Children also have a right to benefit from their parent’s financial means. This […]
Read MoreWould a common law partner have to pay child support to non-biological children?
You may have to pay support for children that are not yours biologically if there was demonstrated intention to treat the child(ren) as their own for whom they are “standing in the place of a parent.”
Read MoreHow is child support calculated?
The Child Support Guidelines calculate the base amount of support by taking the payor parent’s annual income and the number of children for whom support is being paid. Using those two factors it is determined what percentage of the payor’s income will be ordered as child support. That base amount is referred to as the […]
Read MoreAre all access(visitations) supervised?
Supervised access will normally be ordered or agreed on if the access parent has a history of violence, abuse, drug or alcohol problem, if he or she has threatened to abduct the child, etc. As a result the court or custodial parent may find it is necessary to have someone present when the child and […]
Read MoreWill the child(ren) have to appear in court in order to decide custody/access?
Probably not because judges are aware of the fact that testifying in court can be a very scary experience for a child. It is recognized that children forced to testify against a parent is not the ideal situation especially during a bitter custody dispute. If the judge needs the testimony or evidence of the […]
Read MoreWhat can be done if an ex refuses to pay child support?
If an ex spouse is not paying child support and that support award is part of a court order or a separation agreement filed with the courts, then your support order will be registered with the Family Responsibility Office (FRO). That office is in place to enforce support orders. Therefore, it is the responsibility of […]
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