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Third, the court must find that the person against whom the claim is made is liable to pay child support. This is also a matter of fitting within the definitions. | Third, the court must find that the person against whom the claim is made is liable to pay child support. This is also a matter of fitting within the definitions. | ||
If the first three conditions have been met, the court must then figure out how much the payor should pay. This is pretty easy for parents, but can be more difficult for guardians who are not parents and for stepparents. The court must first make a finding as to the payor's annual income, usually with the help of the parties' financial information, and then fix the amount of support payable according to the tables set out in the [[Child Support Guidelines]] based on the number of children and the payor's income. There are exceptions to this basic rule, which | If the first three conditions have been met, the court must then figure out how much the payor should pay. This is pretty easy for parents, but can be more difficult for guardians who are not parents and for stepparents. The court must first make a finding as to the payor's annual income, usually with the help of the parties' financial information, and then fix the amount of support payable according to the tables set out in the [[Child Support Guidelines]] based on the number of children and the payor's income. There are exceptions to this basic rule, which this chapter discusses in the section [[Exceptions to the Child Support Guidelines]]. | ||
Fifth, the court will look at how long the payor's obligation should last. This issue is not always argued about, as both the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' have cut-off dates after which children are no longer eligible to receive support. Most orders and agreements limit themselves by providing that child support shall be paid "until," for example, "the child is no longer a child of the marriage as defined by the ''Divorce Act''," "the child is no longer a child as defined by the ''Family Law Act''," or "the child reaches the age of 19." The question of a termination date for support usually only crops up where the child is an adult engaged in post-secondary studies or otherwise "unable to withdraw from the charge" of his or her parents, and the court must then consider the factors described earlier. | Fifth, the court will look at how long the payor's obligation should last. This issue is not always argued about, as both the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' have cut-off dates after which children are no longer eligible to receive support. Most orders and agreements limit themselves by providing that child support shall be paid "until," for example, "the child is no longer a child of the marriage as defined by the ''Divorce Act''," "the child is no longer a child as defined by the ''Family Law Act''," or "the child reaches the age of 19." The question of a termination date for support usually only crops up where the child is an adult engaged in post-secondary studies or otherwise "unable to withdraw from the charge" of his or her parents, and the court must then consider the factors described earlier. | ||
