The Factors That Influence Spousal Support

Typically in the past, families were structured in what used to be called long-term traditional marriages where the husband went out into the world every day and earned an income and the wife stayed home and looked after the children. Even if she was employed in some capacity, she certainly generated a much less significant [...]

Child Support And Spousal Support Enforcement

The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) enforces child support and spousal support orders. That means that the payer remits it to the FRO, and the FRO remits it to the payee. So, if the mother is supposed to receive $1000 a month from the father, the money is actually flowing from dad’s employer directly to the [...]

Seeking Spousal Support

The issue of spousal support is closely connected to two other issues: child support and property. If you try to deal with this on your own, then you have to understand how the quantum of spousal support will be affected by child support from the husband, as well as what each party contributes to the [...]

How The Amount Of Spousal Support Is Determined

First, we need to look at what amount of child support might be owed by the husband to the wife, presupposing that the children have their primary residence with the wife. The quantum, or amount, of child support used to be a more fluid concept. Now, with the advent of the Child Support Guidelines over [...]

Influences On The Amount Of Spousal Support

Typically in the past, families were structured in what used to be called long-term traditional marriages where the husband went out into the world every day and earned an income and the wife stayed home and looked after the children. Even if she was employed in some capacity, she certainly generated a much less significant [...]

Compensatory Spousal Support

The concept of compensatory spousal support comes from a 1992 decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in a case called Moge. It was the watershed case that really brought about the concept of the court emphasizing all of the factors and the objectives of the Divorce Act, which included the roles that the parties [...]