How Child Support Is Determined And Who Must Pay

Typically a child lives primarily with one of the parents, and provided that the access parent does not have the child with him or her at least 40% of the time, then that access parent becomes the payor and he or she will pay child support pursuant to the Child Support Guidelines. The Child Support [...]

Under What Circumstances The Amount Of Child Support Can Change

The payor parent has an obligation to pay child support based upon his/her income, so generally, if the payor parent’s income increases then he/she will have to pay more in child support, and if his/her income decreases, they pay less. However, a payor cannot simply stop working or begin working less with the expectation that [...]

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 [...]

Child Support Changes Or Withdrawal

Withdrawal of child support occurs when the child ceases to be a child of the marriage. Under the Divorce Act, that can occur when the child is working full time, is 18 years or older, and is not in school anymore. Also, when the child decides to change residence and goes to the mother’s residence [...]

How The Amount Of Child Support Is Determined

The amount of child support is easy to determine. There are Federal support guidelines and Ontario support guidelines and they both have identical numbers. First we determine what the payer’s income is and then the number of children that the payer has to pay for in terms of child support. Then, you look at the [...]

How The Amount Of Child Support Can Be Changed

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Andrew Feldstein, Family Lawyer with Andrew Feldstein & Associates, explains how the amount of child support can be changed. —– If you, or someone you care about, is dealing with family law issues in York Region, Durham Region or Toronto, contact Feldstein Family Law Group for a consultation. Disclaimer: This podcast is taken from a [...]

How The Amount Of Child Support Is Calculated And Under What Conditions It Can Be Withdrawn

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Andrew Feldstein, Family Lawyer with Andrew Feldstein & Associates, explains how the amount of child support is calculated and under what conditions it can be withdrawn. —– If you, or someone you care about, is dealing with family law issues in York Region, Durham Region or Toronto, contact Feldstein Family Law Group for a consultation. [...]

Child and Spousal Support With Common Law Separations

Generally, married couples and common law couples that have separated are treated by the courts in the same way when it comes to spousal support. There might be a tendency to go a little bit lower in the amount of support order with the common law relationship than with married couples, but generally the same [...]

How The Amount Of Child Support Can Be Changed Or Withdrawn

Withdrawal of child support occurs when the child ceases to be a child of the marriage. Under the Divorce Act, that can occur when the child is working full time, is 18 years or older, and is not in school anymore. Also, when the child decides to change residence and goes to the mother’s residence [...]