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==Stepparents== | ==Stepparents== | ||
The ''Divorce Act'' and the ''Family Law Act'' both say that stepparents | The ''Divorce Act'' and the ''Family Law Act'' both say that stepparents may be required to pay child support, but only if the parent and the stepparent separate. | ||
Under the ''Divorce Act'', this means someone who married a parent. | Under the ''Divorce Act'', this means someone who married a parent. | ||
Under the ''Family Law Act'', this means the guardian of a child and a person who was the married spouse or unmarried spouse of a parent and contributed to the support of | Under the ''Family Law Act'', this means the guardian of a child and a person who was the married spouse or unmarried spouse of a parent and contributed to the support of that parent's child for at least one year. | ||
The nice thing about being a stepparent is that the other biological parent's obligation to pay child support can be taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> when the amount of the stepparent's child support payments is being figured out, which usually means that support <span class="noglossary">will</span> be paid in an amount less than what the Child Support Guidelines require. | The nice thing about being a stepparent is that the other biological parent's obligation to pay child support can be taken into <span class="noglossary">account</span> when the amount of the stepparent's child support payments is being figured out, which usually means that support <span class="noglossary">will</span> be paid in an amount less than what the Child Support Guidelines require. | ||
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{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[ | {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[Inga Phillips]], May 18, 2019}} | ||
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