In Canada, monthly child support is based on the payor's income and keeps going up as the payor's income goes up. Unlike in some US states, there is no cap on monthly child support payments. For high income earners, monthly child support can be many thousands, even many tens of thousands of dollars each month. Often it can seem that the amount of child support far exceeds what a parent could possibly spend on a child. 

Will Family Court Judges order more child support than a parent could ever spend on the child? In this episode of the Ontario Family Law Podcast, Certified Specialist in Family Law, John Schuman, looks at some

If you found this episode helpful, check out these other episodes on similar topics:

81 -Can Parents Agrees to No Child Support?  https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/81-can-separated-parents-agree-to-no-child-support/

79 - What Am I Legally Required To Do First After Separating?

76 - Why Your Income for Taxes May Not Be Your Income for

66 - How to Change Child Support - 66-how-to-change-child-support

54 - Child Support Does Not End at Age 18 - https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/54-child-support-does-not-end-at-age-18/

53 - How to Pay Less Child Support - https://youtu.be/mmm-GO1bhkc

44 - Can You Be Better Off Financially If You Divorce? - https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/44-can-you-be-better-off-financially-if-you-divorce/

40 - How to Keep Your Money in Separation and Divorce - https://www.schumanlaw.ca/podcast/40-how-to-keep-your-money-in-separation-and-divorce/

10 - Child Support in Ontario/Canada: Who Pays and How Much?

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 Kindle eBook, Kobo eBook, or iBook for your iPad or iPhone and as a paperback from Amazon and better bookstores. Get it here: http://www.schumanlaw.ca/family-law-guide.html