Anonymous

Difference between revisions of "Child Support"

From Clicklaw Wikibooks
88 bytes removed ,  21:12, 22 July 2019
Line 239: Line 239:
Only certain jurisdictions have agreed to the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' process. If the non-Canadian jurisdiction where the other parent lives hasn't made an agreement with British Columbia about child support orders, someone who wants to get a child support order will normally have to start a court proceeding in the place where the other parent lives. This will require hiring a lawyer in that country, and the law that will apply will be the laws of that country, not the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' or the ''[[Divorce Act]]''.
Only certain jurisdictions have agreed to the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' process. If the non-Canadian jurisdiction where the other parent lives hasn't made an agreement with British Columbia about child support orders, someone who wants to get a child support order will normally have to start a court proceeding in the place where the other parent lives. This will require hiring a lawyer in that country, and the law that will apply will be the laws of that country, not the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' or the ''[[Divorce Act]]''.


The countries that will cooperate with a proceeding under the ''[[Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]]'' are:  
The countries that will cooperate with a proceeding under the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' are:  
* Canada — all of the provinces and territories,
* Canada — all of the provinces and territories,
* United States of America — all of the United States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands,
* United States of America — all of the United States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the US Virgin Islands,
Line 248: Line 248:
* Asia — Hong Kong, Republic of Singapore
* Asia — Hong Kong, Republic of Singapore


See the [http://canlii.ca/t/84vn Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation] on [[CanLII]] or the [http://www.bclaws.ca/default.html BC Laws] website for the current list.
See the [http://canlii.ca/t/84vn Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulation] for the current list.


The British Columbia Reciprocals Office, along with all of the forms required by the ''[http://www.isoforms.bc.ca%20www.isoforms.bc.ca Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act]''.
In BC, [https://www.isoforms.bc.ca/ Interjurisdictional Support Services] posts the forms required by the ''Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act'' of this province.


==Income tax considerations==
==Income tax considerations==