Report of the Follow-Up Committee on the Quebec Model for the Determination of Child Support Payments

July 2004

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FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS

RENEWAL OF THE COMMITTEE'S MANDATE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT

As has already been mentioned, the creation of the Follow-up Committee has served as an indispensable tool in analyzing how the Quebec model for the determination of child support payments was established and developed.

Given that formulating survey questionnaires and creating a database were both time-consuming activities, Committee members were unable to complete their variation of certain specific points, most of which are the focus of recommendations for additional study or consultation.

In order to maintain continuity and to accelerate the recommended additional study process, the Committee should be empowered to pursue its examinations.

Moreover, given the scope of the reform with respect to the determination of child support payments, this report will likely be of interest to all practitioners in the field. Since it clarifies certain aspects of the model and provides a glimpse of current case law in matters of family law, the report may serve as an additional source of reflection for various practitioners as they address the issues that require further study.

• The Committee recommends that its mandate be renewed so that it might complete the suggested studies, as well as any other mandate with which it is entrusted by the Minister.
• The Committee recommends that the present report be released to the public and that the Minister of Justice take the appropriate measures to have it distributed to all interested parties and practitioners.

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