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== If you have a court order ==

=== First steps ===

#You can enroll with the [[Family Maintenance Enforcement Program]], also called FMEP. FMEP <span class="noglossary">will</span> take steps, including further court action, to enforce the order for you. FMEP is a free program, and probably the simplest way to collect on a child support order from a reluctant payor. You can speed up the registration process by getting a court-certified copy of your support order from the Court Registry, and providing this to FMEP.

=== What happens next ===
Once you have registered with the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program, one of its workers <span class="noglossary">will</span> <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the other parent to see if he or she <span class="noglossary">will</span> agree to make voluntary payments. If that doesn't work, FMEP can take a number of steps against the other parent, such as garnishing pay cheques or bank accounts, intercepting Employment Insurance payments and income tax refunds, and arranging for withholding driver's licenses or passports.