Parents do have to share the cost of medical and dental expenses on top of base child support in Ontario and Canada. When parents separate, there are two parts of child support – the monthly base or table amount and special and extraordinary…
The residence (or residences) you lived in on the date of separation is (are) your matrimonial home(s). Matrimonial homes can cause people a lot of difficulties with separation. If one spouse is an owner of the matrimonial home, he or she…
Every family law professional, and every family court judge, will tell you that child custody and access are completely separate issues from child support. How child support is determined is completely different from how judges decide who gets custody. However, there are at…
For some parents, it seems that a âclean breakâ makes the most sense when they separate – and they feel that holds true for the children as well. Those feelings can be especially strong when the primary parent for the…
Recently, CBCâs As It Happens interviewed an Under-Sheriff in Florida whose deputy had been called to witness a father âspankingâ a twelve-year-old girl using a paddle. As the Florida police officer explains, Florida Law allows corporal punishment of children, even using objects, as long as…
Ontario Law does allow you to seek custody of your nephew – especially in the circumstances where a child is being abused. Doing that does allow you to protect your niece and ensure that loving family members are the ones looking out for her….
There are several factors that judges consider when deciding how much a parent should see a child. Whether a parent is paying child support is NOT one of them. In fact, a parent denying access to anything other than safety concerns can…
This is a more complicated question than it may at first seem. There are several things you have to consider. The first is whether the expenses are ones that should be paid in addition to child support, which depends on…
When couples separate, they often want a âclean breakâ, meaning they want as little to do with each other as possible so that they start new lives. That is often a good idea. It is a common, important, and good reason…
The law treats changes to child support and spousal support quite differently. But, either one can be changed in the right circumstances. That can definitely fix an unfair agreement. Child support is supposed to be reviewed, and changed, every year…