Not exact matches
There are also two general rules that apply to such scenarios: 1)
retroactive child support extends back three years from the date the paying spouse is given notice (for example by the fact that an application for an adjustment to
support is launched
with the court), unless there has been blameworthy conduct; and 2) the
child must be a «
child of the marriage» — and therefore eligible to receive
support — at the time the application is made.
The issue of
retroactive of
support was dealt
with by the Supreme Court of Canada in a case called S. (D.B.) v. G. (S.R.), where the court confirmed that every parent has the obligation to
support his or her
child, and that
retroactive support is not «exceptional».
Since the Supreme Court of Canada decision in D.B.S. v. S.R.G. 2006 SCC 37,
retroactive child support orders have been made pretty frequently against parents who have not been paying child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support Guidel
child support orders have been made pretty frequently against parents who have not been paying child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support Guid
support orders have been made pretty frequently against parents who have not been paying
child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support Guidel
child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support Guid
support in accordance
with the Federal
Child Support Guidel
Child Support Guid
Support Guidelines.
[659] In Reis v. Bucholtz, 2010 BCCA 115 (CanLII), the Court of Appeal considered the principles and analysis in DBS
with respect to
retroactive child support are applicable to claims for
retroactive spousal
support (para. 66).
(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.
Since the Supreme Court of Canada decision in D.B.S. v. S.R.G. 2006 SCC 37,
retroactive child support orders have been made pretty frequently against parents who have not been paying child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support -LSB-... read full
child support orders have been made pretty frequently against parents who have not been paying child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support -LSB-... read ful
support orders have been made pretty frequently against parents who have not been paying
child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support -LSB-... read full
child support in accordance with the Federal Child Support -LSB-... read ful
support in accordance
with the Federal
Child Support -LSB-... read full
Child Support -LSB-... read ful
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Retroactive Child Support Lawyers know the payor parent's interest in certainty must be balanced with fairness to the c
Child Support Lawyers know the payor parent's interest in certainty must be balanced
with fairness to the
childchild.
If you have just been served
with a petition for
child support, you may worry about paying
retroactive child support.
(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.
By Andrew Feldstein This decision, written by Justice Stanley Kershman, deals
with numerous
child support issues including
support for adult
children,
retroactive claims... Read more