What is the effect of retroactive child support on the child of a parent?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R.J. v. T.J., 2021 ONCJ 137 (CanLII):
Retroactive child support simply holds payors to their existing (and unfulfilled) support obligations. See: Michel v. Graydon, 2020 SCC 24, par. 25.
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