Does the court have jurisdiction to cancel or cancel child support arrears?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cole v. Freiwald and Freiwald, 2011 ONCJ 395 (CanLII):
[103] In Gray v. Gray, supra, the child support payor who was requesting a cancellation of arrears was able to pay when the arrears accumulated, but simply refused to do so. The court held that, in this type of situation, the court should typically give effect to the outstanding court order, unless there are compelling reasons not to do so.
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