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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, O ct ob er 11 ,2 01 8 | 10 Halton Hills Catholic trustee candidate Daniel Dragicevic read the letter circulated to school board staff from the Ontario En- glish Catholic Teachers Association, bewildered. The piece of literature, dated Sept. 21, endorses nine candidates for Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) trustee po- sitions, three in Burling- ton, three in Oakville, two in Milton and one in Hal- ton Hills. Dragicevic was not se- lected. He also said he had not had the opportunity to meet with any of the asso- ciation members who made the decision to en- dorse his competing candi- date, Janet O'Hearn-Czar- nota. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Associ- ation (OECTA) guide to member engagement and activism provides the fol- lowing rule for units pre- paring for municipal elec- tions: "Develop questions and distribute them to all candidates. Let them know that their answers will be distributed to your mem- bers. Be vigilant about get- ting the responses and pre- sent them to your mem- bers. Encourage your members to review the re- sponses to help them make informed decisions when they vote." The guide further states that unit members are re- sponsible for arranging meetings with trustee can- didates during municipal elections, as well as re- viewing previous election results, to help with mak- ing endorsements. "Their decision on our locally endorsed candidate was made before I even signed up to run," Dragi- cevic said, adding that he worries that the letter may lead voters to form false opinions of his ideologies. OECTA president Keith Boyd said this year, eight union leaders of all HCDSB employee groups were involved in jump- starting the endorsement process in April, with the intention of getting a head start in backing the elec- tion of new candidates for consideration at the board table. "We had a problem at our board with trustees, so we started looking for new ones," Boyd said. He added that the asso- ciation began the process by sending out invitations MUNICIPAL ELECTION CATHOLIC TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION ENDORSEMENT PROCESS FLAWED: HALTON HILLS TRUSTEE CANDIDATE VERONICA APPIA vappia@metroland.com See O'HERN, page 16 Can I end child support payments when my child goes off to University? ASK THE PROFESSIONAL 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. We work for you. legal matters Q A Child Support Children in University Helsons LLP is a firm of 8 Lawyers. We trace our firm back to 1885 in Georgetown, Ontario Frederick A. Helson (retired) Allan W. Kogon (retired) David J. Ashbee John E. Schaljo Mark T. Rush Steven D. Kogon Caley E. Power Jessica A. George Jasmine M. Spudic Nicole E. Kucherenko Nancy L. Carnwath (retired) David J. Ashbee It is clear law when your child returns to live with the custodial parent for the 4 months of summer child support resumes. What is not clear is what happens to child support for the other 8 months. The custodial parent's child expenses normally do not just end for 8 months although the full guideline amount is normally viewed as inappropriate. The appropriate child support depends on the circumstances. What often happens is the Guideline Table expenses go down but the s.7 university expenses go up. Table child support goes down for 8 months when the custodial parent is not paying for food, and housing and the s.7 expenses go up when the child pays for university residence, food plans, tuition and books. Helsons LLP Barristers and Solicitors 132 Mill Street, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 2C6 Tel: (905) 877-5200 35 Mill Street East, Acton, Ontario L7J 1H1 Tel: (519) 929-9333 Email: info@helsons.ca Web: www.helsons.ca 81 Todd Rd, Suite 201 Georgetown, ON L7G 4R8905-702-7891 will suffer from an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime1 IN 3WOMEN If you have been diagnosed with OSTEOPENIA, OSTEOPOROSIS or are at RISK this program is for you! Come to our FREE drop in session on October 25th or 26th between 9am - 2pm to learn more about OSTEO-CIRCUIT InFocus Rehabilitation is the only licensed Osteo-Circuit Clinic in Halton Hills. Our Program is supervised, individualized and has been developed specifically for people with low bone density. Program covered under most extended healthcare plans. 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