Federal Child Support Guidelines (SOR/97-175)

Marginal note:Failure to comply

• 22 (1) Where a spouse fails to comply with section 21, the other spouse may apply

  • (a) to have the application for a child support order set down for a hearing, or move for judgment; or

  • (b) for an order requiring the spouse who failed to comply to provide the court, as well as the other spouse or order assignee, as the case may be, with the required documents.

• Marginal note:Costs of the proceedings

  (2) Where a court makes an order under paragraph (1)(a) or (b), the court may award costs in favour of the other spouse up to an amount that fully compensates the other spouse for all costs incurred in the proceedings.