Special rules if support payments are owed

If one of your debts listed in your voluntary deposit declaration is for support payments, the seizable portion of your gross income is 30% instead of the portion seized as usual (30% of the remainder after your exemption is deducted from your gross income).

This special rule only concerns you if you are not subject to the Act to facilitate the payment of support, and if you are making support payments directly to the person concerned. The support you owe must be included in the list of your debts, and will be paid as a priority by the clerk.

The extra money taken (i.e. the difference between the portion seizable for the support claim and the portion seized as usual) is distributed only to the person owed support payments, who is also entitled to receive his or her share of the portion seized as usual and distributed proportionally to all your creditors.

Any deduction notice, payment order or seizure under the Act to facilitate the payment of support remains valid even if you register for voluntary deposit.

The amount deducted, paid or seized is subtracted from the amount (the seizable portion of your income) that you must deposit with the clerk.