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th ei fp .c a Th e IF P -H al to n H ill s | T hu rs da y, Ju ly 26 ,2 01 8 | 12 LITIGATIONlegal matters If I have an order for support, how can I ensure I receive the ordered payments from my former spouse? The advice offered in this column is intended for informational purposes only. Use of this column is not intended to replace or substitute any professional, financial, medical, legal, or other professional advice. Q A ASK THE PROFESSIONAL Todd C. Hein Litigation Lawyer Proud member of OFFICE LOCATIONS GEORGETOWN 8 Guelph Street 905 452 7400 BRAmPTON OFFICE (main) 350 Rutherford Road S., Suite 320 905 452 7400 CALEDON EAST 15955 Airport Road, Suite 201 905 584 4545 Any order for support made at court, whether child or spousal support, and whether or not it was an order made on consent of the parties, is automatically sent to the Family Responsibility Office ("FRO") for enforcement, i.e. collection. The FRO is a government body that enforces court-ordered support. There are a number of things that the FRO can do to try and ensure payment is made. It can, among other things, garnish the payor's wages, garnish the payor's bank account, garnish any monies coming to the payor from the government of Canada (e.g. income tax returns, EI benefits, CPP benefits, etc.), put a lien on the payor's real property, suspend the payor's driver's license, and, in the worst cases, ask the court to put the payor in jail for up to 180 days. If you have a separation agreement that provides for child and/or spousal support, and the support is not being paid, then you can file the agreement with the FRO, and the FRO will collect the support for you just like it can for court-ordered support. The FRO will continue to try and collect for you until all arrears are paid in full. We are a full service firm that does a lot of family law. We are happy to meet you for a free consultation about your matter at one of our three offices, including 8 Guelph Street, Georgetown, in the Lounsbury Life & Group Insurance Benefits building. Have a great weekend. Empowering Clients. Enriching the Community. A new cemetery for the general public is taking shape for residents in Halton Hills and their families. Devereaux Cemetery is located in a quiet country setting on the 17th Side Road, just west of Trafalgar Road. It's adjacent to the Holy Redeemer Cemetery and open to people of all religious faiths. Contact us for information about available interment options, either at time of need or in advance. 905-877-8500 l www.devereauxcemetery.ca Owned and operated by The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Diocese of Hamilton The Dale Wood case has been adjourned once again following a hearing at the Milton courthouse July 16, to be spoken to again on Aug. 13. Wood, 73, is a retired music teacher who taught vocal lessons to children out of his home in George- town and is accused of sex- ually assaulting three girls in the 1980s and 1990s. Wood is facing four ac- counts of sexual assault, three of which were laid after he was arrested at his Markdale home in late March. He was released on $500 bail. The first allegation against Wood claims that he sexually assaulted a student in his home some- where in the period be- tween May 30, 1983 and May 30, 1986. The subsequent allega- tions came forward dur- ing the police investiga- tion. A second individual al- leges Wood assaulted her twice between January and July 1992. Wood faces allegations from a third person, who claims a sexual assault oc- curred sometime between January and December of 1985. He was arrested for a second time in April and charged with an addition- al count of sexual assault. The Ontario court of justice has ordered that Wood cannot contact any of the alleged victims and cannot be within 50 me- tres of where they work, live or go to school, save for required court appear- ances. Wood cannot commu- nicate or be in the compa- ny of any individual under the age of 18, unless in the presence of an additional person over the age of 21. He is forbidden from at- tending places like public parks, pools, school grounds, community cen- tres or any other area where young people would regularly be present. Wood is represented by Charles Barhydt of Hel- son's law firm in Halton Hills. NEWS DALE WOOD CASE TO RECONVENE AUG. 13 Dale Wood is a retired music instructor who is facing sexual assault charges dating back to the 1980s, when he taught vocal lessons out of his home. IFP File Photo ALEXANDRA HECK aheck@metroland.com Residents surrounding the lot at 11 Charles St. in Georgetown have filed an ap- peal to the town's decision to allow two tri- angular shaped houses to be built. They say the shape of the lot, and sub- sequent shape of the houses have left a loophole for developers to squeeze two houses on the site, by classifying side lots as backyards. "In a mature house it should be one house for one lot," said Ian Droppo, who filed the appeal the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. He and other residents came out to a committee of adjustment meeting on July 4, with a 164-signature petition in opposi- tion to the proposal. After residents gave their say, the com- mittee approved the project unanimously as it conforms with the town's official plan. "This is squishing two houses 1.2 metres from the backyards of three houses," said Droppo. "They're just squeezing it in and saying it fits." Droppo says that when the town under- took their mature neighbourhood study it didn't go far enough to consider the use of space, and how it plays a factor in main- taining the feel and character of a commu- nity. That study was undertaken after an ap- plication for a 'monster home' was ap- proved back in 2015, just up the street from the infill project in question. The policy was designed to curb other large infill projects. "It's a shame, that's why I moved up here," he said, talking about the space and roominess of backyards in the park dis- trict. "This is just like a slap in the face by the town and committee." PARK DISTRICT RESIDENTS FILE APPEAL TO COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT DECISION The home at 111 Charles Street in Georgetown is set to be torn down and two new houses will be built on the lot. Residents objected to the apllication that the committee of adjustment passed unanimously. Alexandra Heck/Metroland ALEXANDRA HECK aheck@metroland.com