The rules and procedures around family law rights in Ontario is not the simplest system to navigate, especially with all of the jargon and technical language used. But good news! The Ontario government has introduced the Moving Ontario Family Law Forward Act,...
In Ontario, spousal support is money paid from one spouse to the other for financial support upon the breakdown of a relationship. A couple is said to have been in a relationship if they were legally married; they were in a common-law relationship for at least three...
The topic of child support may create a lot of debate between parents, especially during a separation or divorce. However, laws exist to keep child(ren) safe and financially supported. What is Child Support? When there are child(ren) of the relationship and the...
A Separation Agreement is — a legal contract between separating spouses or partners which helps the separating parties unwind both their financial and their family-related matters. Under Ontario’s Family Law Act, for a Separation Agreement to be valid, the partners...
In most cases, the parent who does not have a primary residence of the child(ren) will be the payor parent (i.e. they will make the basic monthly child support payment to the other parent). One parent has a primary residence of the child(ren) when the...
