Family Law Blog: Child Support

Learn how third-party payments are taxed in family law cases.

Many support payors are under the impression that child support ceases when that child leaves home to attend a post-secondary institution.

Learn about the various types of child support orders that exist in Ontario.

Can child support payments change in Ontario? Learn when support may increase or decrease, how courts assess reduced income, and how to modify an order.

See how child support works when a child reaches adulthood.

Learn what to do when child support is not paid in Ontario, how the Family Responsibility Office enforces payments, and your options for recovering arrears.

Common-law parents may have the same child support obligations as married parents because support is based on the child’s rights, not marriage. Learn more here.

Understand how basic child support works in Ontario.

See how Ontario applies the Federal Child Support Guidelines.