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Debtor's prison in Ontario? Failing to pay child support could land you a jail sentence, case shows - Father who owed $55,000 in child support while keeping a NY penthouse gets 90 days.
In 2012, Statistics Canada estimated that 45 per cent of child
and spousal support orders were in arrears, meaning that there was
a balance of more than twice the monthly payment owing.
What happens when a payor can pay but chooses not to do so?
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