FAMILY LAW, MEDIATION & PARENTING COORDINATION
main BLOG image.jpg

AJ's Blog

 
 
 
Posts in Family Responsibility
"When do my child support payments end?" - Ontario

Here is a hypothetical about which we receive a lot of questions:

Question: “My son turned 18 nine months ago. I stopped making child support payments to my ex-wife based on our court order a month later because he is now 18. I just got a letter from the Family Responsibility Office that I have to pay up what I owe for the last 8 months and continue to pay on a monthly basis. But he is 18!!! His mother is also sending me emails that I "do not get it" and have to continue paying. Do I have to?

Read More
child support, changing child support, older kids, Child Support Guidelines, College Costs, family law canada, family law ontario, family mediation, Family Responsibility, FRO, Section 7 expenses, University Costs, where kids liveAJ JakubowskaDivorce & Family Law LawyersComment
"How do I know my 16-year-old is still in school?"

Question: I am still paying child support for my 16 year old son. Someone just told me he is not in school any more and now working full-time. Am I entitled to know what he is doing? How do I find out?

Read More
child support, older kids, changing child support, College Costs, Child Support Guidelines, communication, family law canada, family law ontario, family mediation, Family Responsibility, FRO, Section 7 expenses, divorce lawyer aurora, divorce lawyer newmarket, family lawyer aurora, family lawyer newmarketAJ JakubowskaDivorce & Family Law Lawyers
"I called the FRO and they are not helping me...."

We hear this statement quite frequently.

Here is a typical scenario:

* Parties' family law case ends with a final order for child support. They have one child. Dad pays child support for 9 years.

*Daughter turns 17 and moves in with her boyfriend. She also gets a full-time job.

*Dad has irregular contact with daughter, particularly as she gets older.

Read More
FRO, child support, Family Responsibility, changing child support, Child Support Guidelines, family law canada, family law ontario, family mediation, Section 7 expenses, divorce lawyer aurora, divorce lawyer newmarket, family lawyer aurora, family lawyer newmarketAJ JakubowskaDivorce & Family Law Lawyers