Are there any cases where a child’s parents are not married?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Coates v. Watson, 2017 ONCJ 454 (CanLII):
[14] Arguably the principles set out by Bastarache J are applicable whether a child’s parents are married or not. According to the court in Storr, “[i]t is an established tradition of Canadian law that from the day a child is born, each of the parents of a child are responsible for the support of that child. This support obligation is triggered by the birth of the child and not by some other event such as notice of a court application for child support.” To argue that a parent’s child support obligation changes as a result of a child growing older and based on the legal status of the parent’s relationship is not supportable in law, does not conform with the principles underpinning the purpose of child support legislation and is simply discriminatory. Storr v. Steen, 2010 CarswellNWT75 at 17 – 18, Tab 52 SCHEDULE B Amicus presents the following as legislative facts in this matter: THE PROVINCIAL POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR DISABLED ADULTS
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