How to Pay Less Child Support

Child support gets more people angry on the internet than any other Family Law topic. But, if you speak to Family Court Judges, child support should not be controversial – people should show that they care for their kids by paying for their needs. Recognizing that most support payers do NOT want to overpay child support, this edition of the Ontario Family Law Podcast looks at ways to reduce child support and looks at some of the traps that result in higher child support than the law requires.

If you enjoyed this episode, you will want to check out these ones:

44- Can You Be Better Off Financially If You Divorce?
40 - How to Keep Your Money in Separation and Divorce
36 - Is Family Court Biased?
34 - Disclosure in Family Law Cases
32 - How to Change a Support Order
14-16 Ontario Family Court Step-By-Step
12 - How Step Parents Can Be on the Hook for Child Support
11 - Child Support's Special and Extraordinary Expenses
10 - Child Support in Ontario and Canada

In this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, explains many of the factors that affect the amount of child support and which ones will and which ones will not end up reducing how much a parent pays. He covers the following child support issues:
how shared parenting can affect support
quitting a job or reducing income
income tax considerations
undue hardship
financial disclosure
section 7 expenses, and
step-parent and multiple parent families

This episode is critical listening or viewing for anyone who pays or receives child support to understand how each of those factors can change support.

The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as a $9.99 Kindle eBook, Kobo eBook, or iBook for your iPad or iPhone and as a a paperback from Amazon and better bookstores. Anyone who has to deal with issues related to separation or divorce, the financial considerations in those circumstances or parenting concerns should rely on both this podcast and the book for easy-to-understand information and advice about how the law applies to their case and what are the best ways to address their concerns. The book also covers all the other related family law issues, such as child support, spousal support, property division and restraining orders.

The book is available here: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CN8WWYHD