Difference between revisions of "How Do I Get Out of Paying Child Support?"

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The ''Divorce Act'' and the ''Family Law Act'' both say that stepparents can be required to pay child support.  
The ''Divorce Act'' and the ''Family Law Act'' both say that stepparents can be required to pay child support.  


Under the ''Divorce Act'', this means someone who married a parent. Under the ''Family Law Act'', this means the guardian of child and and a person who was the married spouse or unmarried spouse of parent and contributed to the support of the parent's child for at least one year.
Under the ''Divorce Act'', this means someone who married a parent. Under the ''Family Law Act'', this means the guardian of a child and and a person who was the married spouse or unmarried spouse of a parent and contributed to the support of the 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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