Category: Family Law

The Divorce Act deals with theses issues using the terms custody and access. However, the term guardianship is used on the case law (i.e., the cases interpreting the Divorce Act). The Family Law Act deals with these issues using the terms guardianship, parenting time, parenting responsibilities, parenting arrangements, and contact. It is important to note…

The truth is that there is little that is basic about Spousal Support (alimony). This post attempts to explain the basic mechanics of how to determine whether you should make claim for spousal support. Spousal support is made up of the following components: entitlement; amount; and duration.

Determining the amount of child support payable is accomplished by following various steps which look at eligibility of support, payor determination, gross annual income calculations, relationship between income and number of children.