Both parents have a responsibility to financially support their children. If you do not have custody, the amount of child support you must pay is based on your income and the number of children.

Support amounts

Child support checklist

Lists what information you need to determine the amount of child support under the child support guidelines

Federal child support guidelines workbook

Explains how child support is calculated in a step-by-step manner

Federal child support tables

Lists the basic child support amounts based on income and number of children

Ontario 1–800 line

Call 1–800–980–4962 for general information about the child support guidelines

Basic Forms

To request a copy of a court order

To request a copy of an existing child support order, fill out the Request Form for a Copy of an Ontario Child Support Order Form (PDF) and submit it to the court where the order was made.

To apply to obtain child support

If you want to apply to obtain child support, you will need to complete:

• an Application (Form 8), and
• a Financial Statement ( Form 13, Support Claims or Form 13.1, Property and Support Claims)

To apply for a change in a child support order or agreement

The process for motions to change has changed effective September 1st, 2008, and depends on whether the parties both agree to the change that has been requested. For more information about the documents that must be filed in order to change a final order for support or a support clause in an agreement, click here.

Websites with more forms

Ontario Courts Forms website

Includes all of the forms that are available under the Family Law Rules

Child support forms on the Family Responsibility Office website

Includes forms that are required to assist with the enforcement of a child support order

For more information

The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) website

Contains information regarding enforcement child support in Ontario. The FRO ensures that support payments are collected, and helps individuals meet their support obligations
Also provides information on what to do when one of the parents does not live in Ontario and child support is being requested or changed

Contact the Federal Department of Justice

Call 1–888–373–2222 or go to the Department of Justice website for answers to common questions about the guidelines and how they work