If you and your spouse were married, but you are not yet divorced and you do not have a separation agreement or divorce order, then the answer is yes. Your spouse is allowed to keep coming into the house because…
Under section 2(1) of the Child Support Guidelines, the biological parent of a child always pays the full table amount of child support (unless the child is adopted or the parent passes the undue hardship test). A biological parent, who is…
Family mediation is an excellent way to resolve the legal issues that come up after separation. It avoids the stress, acrimony and high costs of going to Family Court. Mediation can also allow separated spouses to work out the general…
Under section 2(1) of the Child Support Guidelines, the biological parent of a child always pays the full table amount of child support (unless the child is adopted or the parent passes the undue hardship test). A biological parent, who is…
Orders for spousal support that are “indefinite” are subject to a review and possibly a change when there is a “material change in circumstances.” That means support can be reduced or ended when there is a big change for the…
It is certainly a sad situation when a parent of a child does not even take enough interest in parenting to respond to your claim for custody of the child. It certainly sounds like that parent does not want to play…
Before the pension beneficiary retires, the pension is divided as property, and that can reduce the amount of support you receive. However, once the pension beneficiary retires, the pension is no longer property and is treated as an income source on…
Your daughterâs ex should be paying child support pursuant to the Child Support Guidelines based on his income, which includes both base support and his contribution toward the childrenâs âspecial and extraordinary expensesâ, which are health, education and child care…
“Refraining Orders” are court orders that the Family Responsibility Office has to wait before taking away a support payor’s driver’s licence because that payor has not paid the support that the court has ordered. Refraining Orders are governed by the Family…
Child support in shared parenting situations gets a little tricky. A lot depends on the specifics, so it would be a good idea to speak to a good family lawyer. However, this page goes over some of the general principles….