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Government

Ministry of Justice

Child Support

Parents have a legal responsibility to financially support their children, whether they live together or not. This includes:

  • parents who are in the process of separating or divorcing
  • parents who have already separated or divorced, and who have a current child support order or agreement.
  • parents who have never lived together, but need to make decisions about who will pay financial support.

If you are such a parent you need to make decisions about child support.and the following sections may provide information you need. However, we recommend you get legal advice before you make any final decisions about child support.

Comprehensive Child Support Service

If you live in the Kelowna, Nanaimo, Vancouver or Surrey areas and you need to find out more about child support and obtaining or changing a child support order or agreement, the new Child Support Officer can help. Child Support Officers will help you understand the child support guidelines and calculate what you are entitled to receive or must pay under those guidelines. If the other parent agrees, Child Support Officers will work with both of you to negotiate a child support amount. Officers will also refer you to other professionals associated with the pilot project as appropriate - such as an outreach worker from the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program or a family justice counsellor - or to other programs and services, such as Parenting After Separation, financial management, legal advice and debt counselling.

For more information, please contact:

  • Kelowna Comprehensive Child Support Service > (250) 712-3636
    • (or toll-free at 1-888-227-7734)
  • Vancouver Comprehensive Child Support Service > (604) 660-2084
  • Nanaimo Comprehensive Child Support Service > (250) 741-5447
  • Surrey Comprehensive Child Support Service > (604) 501-8282