Do you have to pay child support in Canada after a child turns 18? When they go to university? If you give up rights? How far back can retroactive child support go? Can parents agree to no child support? The newest edition of Child Support Guidelines in Canada is designed to provide a clear, comprehensive analysis of the case law and to provide a quick and efficient way for readers to access pertinent information on all aspects of the Federal Child Support Guidelines and corresponding provincial guidelines. This book is a "meat-and-potatoes" analysis that is written primarily for practicing lawyers and judges who serve in the trenches of family warfare. The book describes what judges have said and done without engaging in any socio-economic evaluation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines. This is a companion volume to Payne and Payne’s Canadian Family Law.
Preface Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Criteria and Objectives of Child Support Chapter 2: Jurisdiction Chapter 3: Definitions of "Child of the Marriage"; Adult Children; Obligation of De Facto Parent Chapter 4: Determination of Income; Disclosure of Income Chapter 5: Special or Extraordinary Expenses Chapter 6: Split and Shared Parenting Time Arrangements Chapter 7: Undue Hardship Chapter 8: Impact of Child Support on Spousal Support Chapter 9: Low- and High-Income Earners; Annual Income over $150,000 Chapter 10: Effect of Order or Agreement or Other Arrangement That Benefits Child; Consent Orders Chapter 11: Form and Types of Order Chapter 12: Effect, Registration, and Enforcement of Child Support Orders Chapter 13: Variation, Rescission, or Suspension of Child Support Orders Chapter 14: Evidence; Procedure; Costs Chapter 15: Appeals
Table of Cases About the Authors
Julien D. Payne, CM, QC, LLD, LSM, FRSC, is one of Canada’s pre-eminent family law specialists, and has been called the architect of Unified Family Courts and no-fault divorce.
Marilyn A. Payne is an experienced author and the founding editor of the loose-leaf service Payne’s Divorce and Family Law Digest, 1980–1999.