Reading Time: 4 minutes Exchanging financial information is crucial to determine child support. John-Paul Boyd gave a great overview of child support in LawNow Issues 38-4 and 38-5. I covered the general duty to disclose financial information in family law cases in LawNow Issue 39-5. There have been some recent changes in Alberta Family Courts that emphasize the need […]
Marriage Breakdown Affects Taxes and Child Benefits
Reading Time: 6 minutes Significant financial and non-financial issues arise during the breakdown of a relationship. This article addresses the various tax claims and related benefits for children that should be considered in the finalization of a separation or divorce agreement. These issues can also be relevant for parents who never lived together. Common Law Partners For income tax […]
Financial Disclosure in Family Law Cases, Don’t Hide; It’s Best to Provide!
Reading Time: 4 minutes Navigating the family law system without a lawyer can feel overwhelming, but many successfully find their way. One of the biggest stumbling blocks for self-represented individuals is a resistance to provide sufficient financial information. In order to properly negotiate or litigate child support, spousal support, or matrimonial property, the parties need to have accurate information […]
Bench Press 39-2: Estranged Father and Daughter
Reading Time: 2 minutes An Edmonton father and daughter had not had any face-to-face communication since 2010. The father was paying child support of $1054.00 per month. He asked the court to terminate or reduce his support obligation since she turned 18 on the grounds that he had no proof that she had attended elective upgrading courses in 2013 […]
The Calculation of Child Support: A Basic Guideline
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Federal Child Support Guidelines provide a framework for the payment of child support that a parent pays to support a child financially after a separation or divorce. What are the Federal Child Support Guidelines? As stated in Paragraph 1 of the Guidelines, their purpose is: (a) To establish a fair standard of support for […]
A Brief Primer on Child Support: Part Two
Reading Time: 4 minutes This article is the second of a two-part series on the basics of child support. In the first article I talked about who can ask for support and who has to pay it. In this article, I’ll talk about how much child support is paid, including how children’s extraordinary expenses are covered. How Much Gets […]
A Brief Primer on Child Support: Part One
Reading Time: 3 minutes Child support is money paid by a parent toward the living expenses of his or her child. Other people can be required to pay child support, including guardians and stepparents. The duty to pay child support is based on a parent’s obligation, under the old common law, to provide his or her child with the […]
