This episode of the Family Law Podcast is all about child support's special and extraordinary expenses. Parents share those expenses on top of base child support, so it is important for them to understand how this component of child support works. This podcast explains what special expenses are and what extraordinary expenses are. It also explains how parents calculate how much of these expenses they should share. After that, John Schuman discusses the definitions of special expenses and extraordinary expenses and how they are different. He then gives specific information on sharing the following types of expenses as they relate to child support:
a) medical expenses
b) child care expenses
c) post-secondary education expenses
d) extra-curricular activities
e) sports - from beginning lessons to the elite level
f) hockey
g) private school
All separated parents should listen to this podcast to make sure they are paying, or receiving the right amount for special and extraordinary expenses.
The Ontario Family Law Podcast is a companion to the book, Guide to the Basics of Ontario Family Law, which is available as a $9.99 eBook for Amazon Kindle and Kobo and as an iBook for iPad, iPhone and Mac or a paperback from Amazon and other fine book sellers. The Guide is an easy-to-understand explanation of the basics of all aspects of Ontario Family Law, from a description of Family Court and the other ways to resolve family law matters, to a description of the most important family law topics, to tips on how to avoid common mistakes and succeed after separation.
