The topic of retroactive child support and adult children has received much judicial attention over the last year, overturning an approach before the judiciary which at times felt unfair to recipient parents whom had years of retroactive child support that...
Change or Vary Support
Reduced Income and Cost Consequences
This article relates to the issue of reduced income and cost consequences in the context of COVID-19. The Role of Costs in Family Law - Reduced Income and Cost Consequences The rules related to costs in family law matters are primarily governed by the Family...
The basis for spousal support
A Guide to Spousal Support after a Relationship Breakdown Spousal Support post-marriage breakdown is governed by s. 15.2 of the Divorce Act. In making an order under this section the court shall take into consideration the condition, means, needs and circumstances of...
Testimonial – Respondent to Motion to Change Child Support Brought by Payor
This is my testimonial regarding Ms.Solmaz, Managing Lawyer at Separy Law PC. I retained Separy Law and Ms. Separy as my lawyer in 2016. I was already in the middle of a very tough and stressful child access and support case which started in 2015, for which I had a...
Important changes in the treatment of child support for individuals in receipt of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program
The recent changes in the treatment of child support have increased the monthly support for almost 19,000 single parents in receipt of both social assistance and child support in Ontario. Until this year, child support payments received by recipients of Ontario...
Testimonial Received October 2015 – Motion to Vary an Existing Order for Child Support
“I met Solmaz Separy in April 2013 when I needed to bring a Motion to Change Child Support Order due to a change in my financial situation because of a personal injury. Representing me, Ms. Separy had to deal with various parties, including government agencies over...
Testimonial Received in February 2015 – Motion to Change Child/Spousal Support
Our work sometimes involves changing the amount of support a support payor is either obligated to pay, or the amount of support a recipient has the right to receive. Sometimes, parties in Court proceedings will enter into agreements, agreeing to a certain amount of...
Testimonial Received on October 15, 2014 with respect to a high conflict child support variation matter heard by the Superior Court of Justice via a Motion to Change proceeding:
I am very glad to have had Ms. Separy represent me in Superior Court on a Family Related Motion. Ms. Separy’s knowledge and experience on family law is extensive. Ms. Separy is very professional, and at the same time understands the emotional side of family related...
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