May I stop paying child support because my spouse will not let me see my children?
By: Steven Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., Family Lawyer
Jurisdiction: Ontario (Canada)
“May I stop paying child support because my spouse will not let me see my children?” No.
Child support is to provide the children with food, clothing, shelter and the necessaries of life.
It is not appropriate to deprive children of this because the other parent has acted unreasonably.
There are other remedies available such as a change in custody or access or a motion to find the other parent in contempt.
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