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Child support is a monthly payment that helps cover the basic daily needs of a child, such as food, clothing, and housing. This basic support doesn’t cover “special or extraordinary expenses,” which might include things like childcare fees, medical and dental insurance, or other health-related costs. If your child needs any of these special expenses, both parents must agree to share the costs.
How is child support calculated in Ontario?
Child support is the amount of money that one parent pays to the other parent to help pay for the costs of caring for the child. Child support is the right of the child. This means that parents must pay child support even if they: a) do not live with the children; and or b) do not see them.
Child support is usually for dependent children, meaning, children under the age of eighteen (18) years, or over the age of eighteen (18) who are not independent because they are in school full-time or have an illness or disability that does not allow them to become independent.
How Retroactive Child Support works?
Retroactive child support is ordered when a parent has a legal duty to support a child but has not paid (or paid less than) the amount required under the Federal Child Support Guidelines.
They provide a starting point for determining how much child support is paid, which is determined by the payor’s income and the number of children to be supported. Usually, this amount is paid on a monthly basis but the court can mandate a full or partial lump-sum payment.
Whether you’re establishing, modifying, or enforcing child support or claiming for retroactive child support in Whitby, our trusted family lawyers are here to assist you. Please contact us for consultation.