Let us examine the issue of how COVID-19 is impacting child support (and spousal support) claims in Ontario. ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS The Ontario Family Responsibility Office enforces support orders and agreements. It has indicated that with respect to enforcement of support orders…

Covid-19 demands parent and child-centred family law reform based on equal shared parenting. Glenn Cheriton wrote this blog post.  Glenn is the President of the Canadian Equal Parenting Council. Separating and divorcing parents in Ontario are facing more delays to a family court…

Back in 1997, I wrote an article for this website where I addressed the question: Can child support arrears be canceled?"  I have now updated that article.  It is interesting that the 1996 Ontario Court of Appeal case that I cited back then,…

I don't like Separation Agreements. Many would surely disagree. In my view, Separation Agreements are not always that easy to enforce. It is much better to have a court order, especially if you seek to enforce a parenting plan. While the provincial government…

Update Note: February 16, 2020 My blog post below is not totally accurate now as the case law has recently modified the approach. I emphasized the importance of determining whether or not the "child" was still legally eligible for child support when the…

Support for the adult 'kid': One of the hottest issues we see in Family law practice is how long a parent has to pay child support for an 'adult' child. Ontario: In Ontario for nondivorce cases, the Family Law Act says that it…