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When the review date for an order for spousal support arrives, the payor's obligation to keep making the support payments does not end. The payor's obligation does not end or reduce until the review is held. If neither party is proceeding with the review, the old order continues to be in effect. | When the review date for an order for spousal support arrives, the payor's obligation to keep making the support payments does not end. The payor's obligation does not end or reduce until the review is held. If neither party is proceeding with the review, the old order continues to be in effect. | ||
A review of spousal support can be handled through negotiation, collaborative settlement processes, mediation, arbitration, or in court. If | A review of spousal support can be handled through negotiation, collaborative settlement processes, mediation, arbitration, or in court. If one of the parties applies to court for the review, the court will hear the matter ''de novo'', a fresh hearing, as if the question of spousal support was being determined for the first time. There is no need to establish a change in circumstances at a review hearing. | ||
====Changing consent orders for support==== | ====Changing consent orders for support==== |
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