Divorcing Mothers: Know Your Spousal Support Rights
Going through a divorce is a stressful and emotionally overwhelming time. Both parties can get caught up in name-calling or verbal attacks. However, amidst all the turbulent emotions, mothers going through a divorce need to keep certain things in mind. One of those things is their right to spousal support. Canadian Laws on Spousal Support Until 1968, there was no federal law in Canada that...
Does Ontario Family Law Protect The Interests Of People Paying Support?
When a marriage ends, spouses have certain financial rights and obligations. These include both child support and spousal support. You are obligated to pay child support if the other parent has physical custody of the child or children, meaning that they live with him or her the majority of the time. This makes you the “payor” and the other parent the “recipient” of support. The other type of...Spousal Support Slideshare Presentation
Spousal Support Guide & Rules For Ontario from Fine & Associates Professional Corporation SPOUSAL SUPPORT Support is a creature of Statue / must examine the FLA and Divorce Act support may be for married or unmarried spouses a married spouse can claim support under the Divorce Act and FLA (if no divorce claimed – may seek support but not a Divorce) an unmarried spouse can...
Spousal Support Guidelines & Laws
If you want to know more about the spousal support guidelines, you need to investigate the details in your particular area. However, there is a federal Divorce Act that spells out some of the rules for support. There will be a number of things under consideration. Factors to Consider Needs of the spouses When a judge takes a look at the case, he or she will have to look at what each...Can Men Get Spousal Support From Their Ex-wives?
Spousal support is an amount of money that one former spouse pays the other on a monthly, weekly or biweekly basis. Although the courts will consider various criteria when they are deciding on whether to administer spousal support, the gender of the spouse requesting the support is not one of those criteria. Spousal support has more to do with the income of both of the spouses, and the lower...