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Difference between revisions of "Child Support Arrears"

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Orders for the payment of child support are enforceable like any other order of the court. Someone who breaches a Supreme Court order can be punished for contempt of court. As well, under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court can:
Orders for the payment of child support are enforceable like any other order of the court. Someone who breaches a Supreme Court order can be punished for contempt of court. As well, under the ''[[Family Law Act]]'', the Supreme Court and the Provincial Court can:


#require the payor to provide security for their compliance with the court order,
#require the payor to:
#pay any expenses incurred by the recipient as a result of the payor's actions,
#*provide security for their compliance with the court order,
#pay up to $5,000 for the benefit of another party or a child whose interests were affected by the payor's actions,
#*pay any expenses incurred by the recipient as a result of the payor's actions,
#pay up to $5,000 as a fine, or,
#*pay up to $5,000 for the benefit of another party or a child whose interests were affected by the payor's actions,
#*pay up to $5,000 as a fine, or,
#if nothing else will ensure the payor's compliance with the order, jail the payor for up to 30 days.
#if nothing else will ensure the payor's compliance with the order, jail the payor for up to 30 days.