Glossary for Child Support in BC
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- Under the Divorce Act, the time a parent has with a child.
Agreement: An agreement, usually in writing,
which two or more people use to
record their settlement of legal
issues, like child support.
Arbitration: A dispute resolution process in
which the parties submit their
dispute to a neutral third party, an
arbitrator, and agree to be bound
by the arbitrator’s decision.
Arbitrator: A person who is trained to act as
a neutral third party to conduct
hearings, receive evidence and
resolve a dispute outside the
court process.
Applicant: The person who makes an
application to court. In the
Provincial Court, the person who
begins a court case. The person
against whom the application
or claim is brought is the
Respondent.
Arrears: A payor’s debt of unpaid child
support and special expenses,
usually accumulating because
an agreement or order said that
child support was to be paid.
Child
support:
A regulation that talks about how
child support is calculated.
| This information applies to British Columbia, Canada. Last reviewed for legal accuracy by People's Law School, 2014. |
Child Support in BC from People's Law School is no longer available. For updated coverage of this topic, see Dial-A-Law's page on child support.
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