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| April 23, 2016
Since the enactment of the Child Support Guidelines in 1997, the monthly amount of child support is primarily based on the income of the non-custodial parent, the number of children... Continue Reading...
| April 22, 2016
No. Child support is to provide the children with food, clothing, shelter and the necessities of life. It is not appropriate to deprive children of this because the other parent... Continue Reading...
| April 20, 2016
This very issue was addressed by Mr. Justice Allan Boudreau in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court decision of Peters v. Graham (N.S.J. No. 452 (November 15, 2001)). The court ordered... Continue Reading...
| April 18, 2016
If child support is supposed to be calculated based on income, then it is reasonable to assume that if a person’s income is reduced because of job loss, then child... Continue Reading...
| April 19, 2016
The On December 31, 2011, the federal government introduced new tables for the amount of child support to be paid each month. The first tables were introduced on May 1,... Continue Reading...
| April 15, 2016
The Family Responsibility Office is the agency of the Government of Ontario that is responsible for enforcing the payment of support for Ontario residents. Provided the court order, marriage contract,... Continue Reading...
| April 11, 2016
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice was asked to address this very question in the September 30, 2003 case of Moffatt v. Moffatt. After the couple separated in 1997, they... Continue Reading...
| April 9, 2016
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is responsible for administering the Canada Child Tax Benefit. The benefit is a tax-free monthly payment for children under the age of 18 and is intended... Continue Reading...
| April 3, 2016
Maybe. On December 17, 2004, in the Ontario case of Warnica v. Gering, Mr. Justice Timms dismissed Christopher Warnica’s claim for shared joint custody of a pet dog named Tuxedo.... Continue Reading...
| April 30, 2016
As soon as one of the following three circumstances has occurred: the other spouse has committed adultery, the other spouse has committed cruelty, or the spouses have separated. As soon as... Continue Reading...