Child Support – how does it work?

When you’re navigating a family law matter, it can be challenging to figure out the right way to resolve it. Depending on the issue you’re dealing with and your relationship to the people involved, there are multiple routes you can choose to take. In Ontario, family law disputes can be resolved through various alternative dispute …

In Ontario, decision-making responsibility is the legal authority granted to one or both parents to make important decisions about their child’s well-being when they separate or divorce. Related to decision-making responsibility is parenting time, which refers to the amount of time each parent is legally entitled to spend with their child. These concepts were formerly …

When you separate or divorce from a partner, the well-being of the children you share with them will often be your number one priority. Ontario law also prioritizes the best interests of the child when parents separate. For this reason, one or both parents will be legally ordered to pay child support to the other …