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:  
*require the payor to:  
#*provide security for their compliance with the court order,
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#*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,
#if nothing else will ensure the payor's compliance with the order, jail the payor for up to 30 days.
*pay up to $5,000 as a fine, or
</blockquote>
*if nothing else will ensure the payor's compliance with the order, jail the payor for up to 30 days.


Unfortunately for people who would rather be jailed than pay, s. 231(3)(c) says that:
Unfortunately for people who would rather be jailed than pay, s. 231(3)(c) says that:

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