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My Ex Is Going to Cut Off Child Support When Our Disabled Child Turns 18 – What Can I Do?

Child support does not end at age 18 for children who are unable to become financially independent because they are disabled or are in full-time school. While it may be appropriate for child support to change in those circumstances, it is not up to the support payer to decide whether continued child support is appropriate or in what amount. If the parties cannot decide what child support is appropriate, after exchanging financial disclosure and information about why the child cannot become financially independent, the decision will be up to a judge in Family Court. 

If you have a court order for child support, unless it specifies an end date, then child support will just continue. If you have opted out of FRO enforcement, then you can go to www.theFRO.ca to find the forms to start up FRO enforcement again. If you have a separation agreement, then you can file that separation agreement with the Family Court using Form 26B. If you do not have a separation agreement or a court order, then you will have to start a court application for support. If the order or agreement has a fixed end date, then you will need to start a “Motion to Change” based on your child’s anticipated need for support. 

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You can get a lot more information about Ontario Family Law issues, including a comprehensive explanation of parenting cases (parenting time and decision making), child support, spousal support, property division, and most other common family law issues by downloading this $9.99 Kindle eBook, Kobo eBook, or iBook for your iPad or iPhone or ordering it from Amazon as a paperback. But to understand how the law works precisely in your situation, it is always best to speak to a good Family Law Lawyer.

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