Child Support when young person attends a co-op program or undertakes apprenticeship - BlogBite (20)

More and more young adults ("children" over the age of 18) attend co-op programs which include periods of both study and work, or undertake apprenticeship programs.

We receive a lot of questions on how such programs impact of child support. Here are some key points on this issue:

1. There are circumstances in which a young person over the age of 18 will continue to be eligible for child support. We have posted on this issue before - we invite you to search for earlier discussions.

2. Generally speaking, a young person who continues with their education past the age of 18 will continue to be eligible for support. That being said, the facts of each specific case need to be considered to determine whether child support continues to be owing.

3. A young person over 18 does not automatically become disentitled to child support just because he or she is in a program of study which involves a work component or even some form of income.

4. When this happens, the focus should be on the a) form of child support payable and b) amount of child support payable. If the student receives income in connection with the work component of the program of study a) he/she may be expected to contribute at least a portion of the income to their own costs and b) the amount of financial assistance that young person will receive from his or her parents may be affected.

Again, each case is unique - inform yourself and get legal advice.

UPDATE - January, 2018

We are pleased to let you know that our Etsy shop is now OPEN!

Visit it here: SELFREP SUPPORT

In the shop, we make available to you Manuals (E-books) on various topics, to assist you in representing yourself before Ontario's family law Courts.

So far, we have Manuals on preparing an effective:

• Financial Statement (both long-form and short-form); and
• Affidavit.

MORE MANUALS TO COME! 

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Child support and when it ends is a topic on which we received the MOST questions.

For this reason, we have decided to include some simple question and answer hypotheticals in our BlogBites.

Question: My daughter really wants to go to college. She just finished high school but the program to which she wants to apply tells her she needs to get more specific high school credits before she can submit her application. She is going to take the credits, while living with her mother, but she can only take them on a part-time basis. It will take her 3 semesters, part-time, to get them. She said she will work part-time as well, while she is attending school part-time. Do I still have to pay child support?

Answer: In our view, YES. Your daughter has a plan. She plans to attend college and she has looked into how to apply. The further courses she is taking will permit her to apply to a program of her choice. In our view, the court will not be concerned about the fact that she is taking them on a part-time basis only, particularly since she is also planning on working. In other works, she is not idle - she is applying herself. She should save a portion of her earnings during this time and contribute them to the cost of her college education, particularly if you and her mother's income brackets are not high.

Remember, no two cases are alike. Apply any hypotheticals to your case with care!

UPDATE - January, 2018

We are pleased to let you know that our Etsy shop is now OPEN!

Visit it here: SELFREP SUPPORT

In the shop, we make available to you Manuals (E-books) on various topics, to assist you in representing yourself before Ontario's family law Courts.

So far, we have Manuals on preparing an effective:

• Financial Statement (both long-form and short-form); and
• Affidavit.

MORE MANUALS TO COME! 

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Question: my daughter is attending school only on a part-time basis. Do I still have to pay child support?

Answer: the answer depends on other facts in your case. There are situations in which a Court will order a parent to continue to pay child support even to a young person (including over the age of 18) who is taking only part-time courses.

It is important that you speak to a lawyer and give them an opportunity to ask more questions about the facts of YOUR case so you can receive a less qualified answer - please call us for a free 30 minute consultation.

UPDATE - January, 2018

We are pleased to let you know that our Etsy shop is now OPEN!

Visit it here: SELFREP SUPPORT

In the shop, we make available to you Manuals (E-books) on various topics, to assist you in representing yourself before Ontario's family law Courts.

So far, we have Manuals on preparing an effective:

• Financial Statement (both long-form and short-form); and
• Affidavit.

MORE MANUALS TO COME! 

Can my child tell FRO to stop collecting child support from me? - BlogBite

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Question: my son has been working full-time for a year now, he is over 18 but his mother is still receiving child support from the FRO (being collected from me). Can he call FRO and help me out? Tell them he is an adult now?

Answer: No - all issues related to FRO collection/enforcement must be dealt with by the person paying child support (payor) and the person receiving child support (recipient). If they do not agree on steps to be taken with FRO, the court needs to be involved.

Still have questions? - call us for a free 30 minute consultation. 

My child is 18, why is FRO still collecting? - BlogBite

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Question: my child is over 18 but FRO are still collecting child support from me.  Why is that?

Answer: the most basic answer to your question is:  "because they have not been told to stop".

Why have they not been told to stop collecting? There may be different reasons for this, for example (and this is not a complete list):

(a) your child is still entitled to child support, even though she/he more that 18 years old;

(b) neither the payor (the person paying support) nor the recipient (the person receiving support) have advised the FRO that the collection by FRO is to stop;

(c) the payor and the recipient do not agree that FRO collection should stop and a Court Order to this effect is needed. The payor has taken no steps to get that Order.

Do you still have questions? Call us for a 30 minute free consultation.

UPDATE - January, 2018

We are pleased to let you know that our Etsy shop is now OPEN!

Visit it here: SELFREP SUPPORT

In the shop, we make available to you Manuals (E-books) on various topics, to assist you in representing yourself before Ontario's family law Courts.

So far, we have Manuals on preparing an effective:

• Financial Statement (both long-form and short-form); and
• Affidavit.

MORE MANUALS TO COME!