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→How is spousal support paid?
Most of the time, spousal support is paid every month, usually on the first day of the month. If child support is also being paid, child support and spousal support payments can be staggered if that's fair to both parties. It is also possible for spousal support to be paid in a single lump sum. Payors, the people paying spousal support, can be required to pay by giving the recipient, the person receiving spousal support, a series of post-dated cheques.
Where the payor cannot pay both spousal support and child support, under section 15.3 of the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' the court must give priority to the payment of child support.
===Are there tax consequences?===