Parties entering into a separation agreement often agree to many terms to help guide the process of the separation. Depending on the living situation of the parties and their children (i.e. the child lives with both parties equal time), the parties may decide that neither will pay child support. Can parties waive child support?

SMP Law is proud to sponsor Night of the Stars, a special evening of musical performances raising money for The Make a Wish Foundation. The event is to take place in Kitchener, Ontario on March 28, 2026 from 7-9pm.

SMP Law is proud to share our successes in 2025! We have prioritized our family law focus, while still staying in touch with civil and estate litigation. 2025 was a very busy year with family law, particularly with being a speaker at the PSAG conference and at various events on the topic of Parental Alienation. Check out our annual year in review!

Please be advised that SMP Law will be closed for the Christmas Holidays effective 12:00 p.m. on Friday December 19, 2025 through to 9:00 a.m. on Monday January 5, 2026. We would like to take this time to wish you and yours a very Safe and Merry Christmas from all of us here at SMP Law.

Be sure to check out Shawn Philbert, lawyer at SMP Law, on the “Fractured Families Podcast” where he shares his insights as a family law lawyer who works with clients dealing with parental alienation.