In my last post, I wrote that the Child Support Guidelines contain specific provisions that deal with how support is to be calculated in situations involving a “shared custody” arrangement between parents. Another […]

As I have written before, the federal Child Support Guidelines provide a reliable and predictable means by which the respective child support obligations of parents can be ascertained.  In addition to setting out […]

Fortunately, most families will never need to become familiar with child protection laws, or how the systems work in this province.   Still, it is worth making a few short introductory points. As the name […]

A court order for child support reflects an obligation by one separated or divorced parent to pay financial support to the other in respect of the child they have together. Generally speaking, the […]

Fortunately, most married parents manage to divorce their spouses without ever having to get the provincial Office of the Childrens Lawyer (OCL) involved.    However, in a relatively small proportion of family law custody […]