An application for child support must contain certain information: the identity of the parties and their residences, the identity of the minors involved, their dates of birth and residences, the existing custody arrangement and detailed financial information about the parties. These are subsumed in the application (Form 8) as well as the financial statement (Form …
Read MoreThe court will only get involved in child support agreed to in a separation agreement if one of the parties is unhappy and makes a motion to change to support. If a motion to change is made, the court will review the child support and may change the amount that was agreed to.
Read MoreGenerally, the answer is no. If an ex-spouse who is paying child support has another child with his or her new spouse, the amount of child support being paid should not be affected. Child support in Ontario is based on the combined income of the respective parties, the amount of time spent with each parent, …
Read MoreAnnual obligation to provide income information 25.1 (1) Every person whose income or other financial information is used to determine the amount of a child support obligation under a domestic contract or other written agreement shall, no later than 30 days after the anniversary of the date on which the contract or agreement was entered …
Read MoreObligation of applicant 21. (1) A parent or spouse who is applying for an order for the support of a child and whose income information is necessary to determine the amount of the order must include with the application, (a) a copy of every personal income tax return filed by the parent or spouse including …
Read MoreDetermination of annual income 15. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a parent’s or spouse’s annual income is determined by the court in accordance with sections 16 to 20. O. Reg. 391/97, s. 15 (1). Agreement (2) Where both parents or spouses agree in writing on the annual income of a parent or spouse, the court …
Read MoreCircumstances for variation 14. For the purposes of subsection 37 (2.2) of the Act and subsection 17 (4) of the Divorce Act (Canada), any one of the following constitutes a change of circumstances that gives rise to the making of a variation order: 1. In the case where the amount of child support includes a …
Read MoreForm of payments 11. Where the child support guidelines apply to orders made under the Divorce Act (Canada), section 34 of the Act applies. O. Reg. 391/97, s. 11; O. Reg. 25/10, s. 3. Security 12. The court may require in the order for the support of a child that the amount payable under the …
Read MorePresumptive rule 3. (1) Unless otherwise provided under these guidelines, the amount of an order for the support of a child for children under the age of majority is, (a) the amount set out in the applicable table, according to the number of children under the age of majority to whom the order relates and …
Read MoreDefinitions 2. (1) In this Regulation, “child” means, other than in Schedule II to this Regulation, (a) a child who is a dependant under the Act, or (b) in cases where the Divorce Act (Canada) applies, a child of the marriage under that Act; (“enfant”) “income” means the annual income determined under sections 15 to …
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