TMZ has reported that
Chris Brown is headed for family court. According to TMZ, Chris Brown reached an Agreement with Nia Guzman that
he would pay her monthly child support in excess of what may be ordered
by a court if she did not disclose that he was the Father of their child.
However, since reaching this Agreement, TMZ has reported that Nia has
disclosed this information to several media outlets. As such, Chris Brown
is now preparing legal documents that would require him to pay child support
to Nia, but such support would be less than what he is currently paying to her.
In Ontario, your child support rights/obligations will be determined in
accordance with the
Federal
Child Support Guidelines. The
Guidelines provided a principled and consistent method of quantifying child support
payments. A Court, when rendering its decision with respect to child support,
shall consider the following factors:
- The annual income of the payor spouse;
- The number of children; and
- The amount of time each parent resides with the child(ren).
Courts are very rigid when it comes to ensuring that reasonable child support
arrangements have been put in place. As such, if Chris Brown and Nia were
residents of Ontario, the Court would determine the amount of child support
payable by Chris Brown to Nia for their child, Royalty, in accordance with
Federal Child Support Guidelines. Given Chris Brown’s success, the quantum of such support will be
a fairly significant figure. For example, if Chris Brown were to earn
$1,000,000 per year, he would have to pay $7,553 per month in child support
to Nia in accordance with the
Federal Child Support Guidelines. This amount is in after tax dollars.