I found this on the Department of justice website, I might not be looking at the right place but it says that she would've had to send me a written request for my financial information, is this right or I'm I looking in the wrong place?
2. Continuing disclosure obligation after a child support order or agreement is made
To ensure that children receive fair support that is based on up-to-date income information, there is an obligation for parents to continue to provide income information after a child support order or agreement is made. This legal obligation comes from the law, court decisions, and/or administrative services (for example, a recalculation service <sup id="fn3-rf"></sup>
2. Continuing disclosure obligation after a child support order or agreement is made
To ensure that children receive fair support that is based on up-to-date income information, there is an obligation for parents to continue to provide income information after a child support order or agreement is made. This legal obligation comes from the law, court decisions, and/or administrative services (for example, a recalculation service <sup id="fn3-rf"></sup>
- Federal Guidelines: The Federal Guidelines say that parents who had to provide their income information to establish child support have to provide updated income information not more than once a year if they receive a written request from the other parent. This means that the parent sending the request for updated income information has the right to that information and that the other parent must provide it.
- Changes in income: The Supreme Court of Canada said that parents must pay child support based on their most current income information.<sup id="fn4-rf"></sup> Therefore, parents should keep each other informed of changes to their income.
- Order or agreement: A child support order or agreement may require a parent to provide income information to the other parent at specified times or in specific situations.
- Recalculation service: Parents may also be required to provide their income information if their child support order or agreement is registered with a “recalculation service”.
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