Category: Children Questions

If a parent wants a separation, willing to move out but insists on taking child from residence. Other parent will agree to separation but wants to keep child in marital home. Who determines the best interest of the child? How is this situation solved?

This is somewhat complicated. My partner and I dated long distance for a number of years (me in Toronto, him in Montreal). I became pregnant last year and moved to Montreal for the end of my pregnancy and parental leave. I would now like to return to Toronto (for my job) however my partner does […]

I have been married for 26 years and have three children and twins on the way. Although I worked full time for more than half our marriage I started working part time once we had our second child with special needs. I am currently not working as I had a threatened miscarriage during my first […]

I am paying my ex husband off set child support. He recently quit his job to return to school. How will this effect my child support payments? We have joint custody of our children.

My ex and I currently have a divorce agreement that stipulates he pays child support. He has since been convicted of dangerous driving and as such lost his job. He indicates that he cannot find a job, although has had two jobs at different times last year and quit his last one as he believed […]

I have been separated from the father of my 3 children for 8 years in which time he has never paid child support and sees them for about an hour a handful times a year. I never went to court to obtain legal custody as it was never an issue. I am wondering, can I […]

My question is about paying child support for non-biological children. I am separated from my wife and I have been told that I am obligated to pay child support as well as their university... We were only married 4 or 5 years and the children at 16 and 19. I have been paying this for […]

Does my wife ,under any circumstances, have the right not to allow me to see our child though divorce has not yet been filed or worked on? Is there any legal actions to do if my wife insist not to allow me?

We live in Montreal and I have absolutely no one here but my in laws! Can I legally relocate with my children to another province? Am I able to move to vancouver with my kids after divorce? I have my sister and uncle and friends there

We have a court order legal agreement. Our son will be entering an undergraduate degree program in the fall. Child support directed is for me to pay spouse. When our son is away at university (not residing in the marital home) do i continue to pay spouse directly? As my spouse will not be housing […]