SIGN UP NOW at Support Information Exchange ! Online Child Support Management
Custom designed sample MOTION TO CHANGE forms and procedures are available for members of SIX -- sign up now at www.yoursix.ca
Protect your self from retroactive child support claims by disclosing required income information via your SIX account.
Ensure that your right to obtain a % share of children's special expenses is not lost. File children's special expenses in your SIX account. www.yoursix.ca
Exchange T4's and Tax Returns Now at SIX !
Separated parents now have an essential tool available to manage their legal child support obligations using modern technology. Income tax documents, job loss details and children's expenses can be exchanged with your Smart Phones or PC's in a permanent record online format. You will have absolute proof of disclosure compliance and all of your required support payment documentation will always be immediately accessible to you and your advisers. Support Information Exchange ( SIX ) has been recognized within the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney -General as a forward thinking product which is very useful for clients who are looking for an easy way to meet their ongoing disclosure requirements and share special expense receipts and information. Information regarding SIX has been shared by the Ministry with judges across the province and the 47 Court connected service provision centers across Ontario, including Family Law Information Centers and Information Referral Coordinators in family court locations as well as on-site family court mediators. Visit www.yoursix.ca for more details.
The FRO SOLUTION has been developed by Michael J. Marra to provide basic legal information regarding family support payments. Obtaining or changing orders for child or spousal support, children's special expenses or arrears can be complex and confusing. Enforcement of family support payments is stressful. The Family Responsibility Office (the "FRO"), Ontario's maintenance enforcement program (MEP), has a legal duty to enforce child support orders, separation agreements, and divorce judgments.
Making late support payments or making no payments at all combined with child support order enforcement by FRO can result in a 50% wage garnishment, bank and property seizure, negative credit bureau reports, driver's licence suspension and passport suspension as well as default hearings leading to prison sentences.
Your FRO and support payment issues can be solved
Changes can be made to monthly child support payments and in some situations the arrears can be adjusted as well. There are a number of options available to support payors who are facing aggressive enforcement action by FRO. Immediate legal advice is available and crucial in these situations. There are several alternatives when dealing with FRO - among them Family Court Variation Applications and Motions to Change the monthly payment.
Michael J. Marra LLB
Michael J. Marra is a family law lawyer with over thirty years of experience in all aspects of Family Law and Divorce cases and a former FRO lawyer who is well-known throughout southern Ontario.
Mr. Marra is the owner and author of www.thefrosolution.com and is committed to helping parents generally be in the best position to fulfill their child support obligations and responsibilities in accordance with the governing law.
Since the launch of www.thefrosolution.com in 2006 Mr. Marra and his team have clearly recognized the widespread need for basic information, systems and tools for families in the family justice system. The content of www.thefrosolution.com is designed to help parents generally better understand their rights and obligations regarding family support. It is not intended to be specific legal advice for any individual. All parents are encouraged to seek legal advice regarding their individual situation and circumstances. As part of his ongoing commitment to family justice, Mr. Marra and his support team have developed the Support Information Exchange www.yoursix.ca to help families organize, manage and comply with their family support responsibilities.
