Child and Spousal Support
Family Support Workers assist social assistance recipients and dependants to take the actions necessary to pursue financial support from persons with a legal obligation to provide it. Family Support workers (FSW) are not lawyers. FSW’s assist recipients with support matters in the Ontario Court of Justice.
Services provided include:
- assistance with pursuing support
- assistance with reviewing adequacy of support
- referrals to Legal Aid
- completion of court applications for support
- help to locate absent parent/spouse
