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Retroactive Child Support: Preventative Tips!  

Retroactive Child Support: Preventative Tips!  

Retroactive child support can arise where the paying parent has either under or overpaid child support.  A retroactive claim may mean the recipient parent didn’t receive the child support he or she could have used at the time to support the kids. Or, it could mean the payor was overpaying or accruing arrears on an…

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Reducing Child Support “Retroactively”

Reducing Child Support “Retroactively”

In 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada, in the case of Colucci v Colucci 2021 SCC 24, weighed in on the relevant factors that should apply if a payor parent seeks to reduce his or her child support payments retroactively.  The approach is different from retroactively increasing support. This is a summary on retroactive reduction…

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Are Legal Fees Tax Deductible?

Are Legal Fees Tax Deductible?

Sometimes! The recipient of child support may be able to claim some of the legal and accounting fees incurred to obtain or enforce child support, as a tax deduction. There may also be situations where legal and accounting fees relating to a spousal support order are deductible.

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