7,388
edits
Difference between revisions of "Child Support Arrears"
From Clicklaw Wikibooks
Child Support Arrears (view source)
Revision as of 18:11, 30 December 2016
, 18:11, 30 December 2016→Orders for support
Nate Russell (talk | contribs) |
Nate Russell (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
<blockquote><tt>imprisonment of a person under this section does not discharge any duties of the person owing under an order.</tt></blockquote> | <blockquote><tt>imprisonment of a person under this section does not discharge any duties of the person owing under an order.</tt></blockquote> | ||
Since orders for support require the payment of money, arrears can also be enforced as a judgment debt under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84h5 Court Order Enforcement Act]'' and the Family Maintenance Enforcement Act. By s. 3(1)(l) of the Act, there is no limitation period for enforcement of child support arrears. | Since orders for support require the payment of money, arrears can also be enforced as a judgment debt under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84h5 Court Order Enforcement Act]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/840m Family Maintenance Enforcement Act]''. By s. 3(1)(l) of the Act, there is no limitation period for enforcement of child support arrears. | ||
Payors can apply for an order reducing arrears that have accumulated under a court order under both the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. Such applications must be made using the Act under which the support order was made. | Payors can apply for an order reducing arrears that have accumulated under a court order under both the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. Such applications must be made using the Act under which the support order was made. | ||
