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#*require the payor to: #<blockquote>*provide security for their compliance with the court order,#*pay any expenses incurred by the recipient as a result of the payor's actions,#*pay up to $5,000 for the benefit of another party or a child whose interests were affected by the payor's actions,#*pay up to $5,000 as a fine, or,#</blockquote>*if nothing else will ensure the payor's compliance with the order, jail the payor for up to 30 days.
→Orders for support
Orders for the payment of child support are enforceable like any other order of the court. Someone who breaches a Supreme Court order can be punished for contempt of court. As well, under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court can:
Unfortunately for people who would rather be jailed than pay, s. 231(3)(c) says that: