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CCQ-1991 - Civil Code of Québec

Section 595
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595. Child support may be claimed for needs that existed before the application; however, child support cannot be claimed for needs that existed more than three years before the application, unless the debtor parent behaved in a reprehensible manner towards the other parent or the child.
If the support is not claimed for a child, it may nevertheless be claimed for needs that existed before the application, but not for needs that existed more than one year before the application; in such a case, the creditor must prove that it was in fact impossible to act sooner, unless he put the debtor in default within one year before the application, in which case support is awarded from the date of default.
1991, c. 64, a. 595; 2012, c. 20, s. 43; I.N. 2015-11-01.
595. Child support may be claimed for needs that existed before the application; however, child support cannot be claimed for needs that existed more than three years before the application, unless the debtor parent behaved in a reprehensible manner toward the other parent or the child.
If the support is not claimed for a child, it may nevertheless be claimed for needs that existed before the application, but not for needs that existed more than one year before the application; the creditor must prove that it was in fact impossible to act sooner, unless a formal demand was made to the debtor within one year before the application, in which case support is awarded from the date of the demand.
1991, c. 64, a. 595; 2012, c. 20, s. 43.
595. Support may be claimed for needs existing up to one year before the application.
The creditor shall prove that he was in fact unable to act sooner, unless he made a demand to the debtor within one year before the application, in which case support is awarded from the date of the demand.
1991, c. 64, a. 595.
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