What are support payments?
Learn who makes support payments after a divorce or break-up and how the terms of support payments are decided.
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Learn who makes support payments after a divorce or break-up and how the terms of support payments are decided.
A support payment is an amount of money payable on a recurring basis to either a current or former spouse or common-law partner. The payment is treated as an allowance intended to support the recipient, the recipient’s child or both. The recipient can use a support payment as they see fit.
In Canada, there are two types of support payments, each with its own tax rules.
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