Support Obligations under the Family Law Act
Under the Ontario Family Law Act, there are three types of support in Ontario:
Spousal support: Every spouse has an obligation to provide support for the other spouse.
Child support: Every parent has an obligation to provide support for his or her unmarried child who is a minor or is enrolled in a full-time program of education.
Parental support: Every child who is not a minor has an obligation to provide support for his or her parent who has cared for or provided support for the child.
Since parental support law is used much less often, I’ll be focusing on the first two kinds of support.
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