Anonymous

Difference between revisions of "Agreements after Separation"

From Clicklaw Wikibooks
Line 195: Line 195:
===Child support===
===Child support===


Child support is a monthly sum, paid by the parent who has the child for the least amount of time, the ''payor'', to the parent who has the child for the most amount of time, to help cover the day-to-day living expenses of the child. The amount of child support that is paid is almost always dealt with by referring to the [[Child Support Guidelines]], which set out the amount of a parent's child support obligation according to the number of children support is being paid for and the payor's income.
Child support is a monthly sum, paid by the parent who has the child for the least amount of time, the ''payor'', to the parent who has the child for the most amount of time, to help cover the day-to-day living expenses of the child. Child support may also be paid when the parents have equal time with the child but there is a difference between the parents' incomes.  The amount of child support that is paid is almost always dealt with by referring to the [[Child Support Guidelines]], which set out the amount of a parent's child support obligation according to the number of children support is being paid for and the payor's income.


A good separation agreement will:
A good separation agreement will: