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==Reducing and cancelling arrears==
Payors may apply to court to have their arrears of child support cancelled or reduced. When arrears are ''cancelled'', the debt is wiped out and the payor no longer owes money to the recipient for their past child support obligation , and any obligation they may have to contribute to the cost of the children's special expenses and extraordinary expenses. When arrears are ''reduced'', there's still a debt owing to the recipient but the amount of the debt has been reduced to a smaller amount.
===Arrears under the ''Divorce Act''===