99 I will now proceed to discuss the factors that a court should consider before
awarding retroactive child support.
New York courts routinely
award retroactive child support to the custodial parent to cover expenses she incurs while...
Not exact matches
Calver v. Calver 2014 ABCA 63 Family Law — Divorce — Corollary relief — Maintenance and
awards —
Retroactive awards A father applied to vary
child support payable for the parties» three
children.
On appeal at the Supreme Court the Judge decided to overturn the 19 years of
retroactive support,
awarding support to the date that the mother first asked for
child support (in 2013) instead.
Our
retroactive spousal
support lawyers know that generally getting speaking, getting an
award of
retroactive child support is easier than getting an
award of
retroactive spousal
support.
[28] I agree that delay by an applicant seeking spousal
support will weigh more heavily against a
retroactive award than would be the case on an application for
retroactive child support.
(D.B.) v. G. (S.R.), 2006 SCC 37 (S.C.C.)(«D.B.S.») is the landmark precedent setting out the factors to be considered in determining whether a
retroactive award of
support is appropriate, but that case dealt with
child support, and the factors were:
At paras. 207 and 208 of that decision, Cromwell J. noted that: While D.B.S. was concerned with
child as opposed to spousal
support, I agree with the Court of Appeal that similar considerations to those set out in the context of
child support are also relevant to deciding the suitability of a «
retroactive»
award of spousal
support.
The
award of Social Security Disability benefits
retroactive to a specific date does not modify a noncustodial parent's
child support obligation to the same date.
(17) In an initial determination of
child support, whether in a paternity action, dissolution of marriage action, or petition for
support during the marriage, the court has discretion to
award child support retroactive to the date when the parents did not reside together in the same household with the
child, not to exceed a period of 24 months preceding the filing of the petition, regardless of whether that date precedes the filing of the petition.