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Child Support and the Child Support Guidelines
(PDF 231KB)
January 2009

This booklet explains the legal responsibility for child support when parents separate or divorce. Topics covered include who must pay support, how to arrange for support to be paid, how support is enforced, and income tax information. There is also information on how to calculate the amount of basic child support, and how the amount of support can be affected by special expenses, different custody arrangements, or other factors.
Graphic link to Children's aid: Information for parents Children’s aid: Information for parents (PDF 97KB)
June 2008
This resource offers information to help parents who are dealing with child protection agencies. It outlines when an agency might contact a family, how to respond if contacted, what the agency might do, what to do if the agency takes a child away, and where to get help in many languages.
Audio (4:33 minutes; 2.6 MB)
This publication is also available in text and audio in the following languages:
Arabic PDF (232 KB) :: Audio (8:31 minutes, 4.9 MB)
Chinese PDF (344 KB) :: Audio (5:21 minutes, 2.0 MB)
Somali PDF (142 KB) :: Audio (7:41 minutes, 4.5 MB)
Spanish PDF (142 KB) :: Audio (4:33 minutes, 2.6 MB)
Tamil PDF (730 KB) :: Audio (6:17 minutes, 3.7 MB)
Urdu PDF (1 MB)    :: Audio (7:06 minutes, 4.1 MB)

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CPP benefits: Are you entitled? Separated? Divorced?

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PDF 200KB)
May 2009

This booklet provides information on the division of Canada Pension Plan (CPP) credits when common-law or married couples divorce or separate. Topics include who can get a division of pension credits, how to make a claim, and where to get help if refused.

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CPP benefits: Are you entitled? Survivor's Benefits

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PDF 209KB)
October 2008

This booklet provides information on the three types of survivor’s benefits available from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) when a worker or retired worker dies: survivor’s pension, children’s benefits, and the death benefit. Topics include who can get these benefits, how much they might get, how to apply, and where to get help if refused.

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Custody and Access
(PDF 202KB)
January 2009

This pamphlet is about child custody and access arrangements when parents separate or divorce. It explains who can get custody and access, how decisions are made when parents agree and when they do not agree, and how custody and access arrangements can be changed.

Graphic link to Family Law Resources in Ontario

Family Law Resources in Ontario
(PDF 227KB)
April 2007

This is a directory of legal resources, information, and referral services for service providers and families who need information about family law and courts in Ontario. Topics include family law services at Ontario courts, family violence resources and resources for children, youth, and parents.

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Getting Divorced (PDF 130KB)
April 2008

This brochure provides information about legally ending a marriage. Topics covered include grounds for divorce, who can apply, how to get a divorce, decisions about support, property, and children, and where to get legal help.


Graphic link to Living Together: Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Common-Law Relationships

Living Together: Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex
Common-Law Relationships
(PDF 246KB)
December 2007
This pamphlet describes how different laws recognize and treat common-law relationships. It highlights the differences and similarities between common-law relationships and legal marriages, and points out the few ways in which the law can still affect same-sex couples differently. Topics include: property, children, support, benefits, taxes, inheritance, and immigration.

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