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==How does FMEP enforce an order or agreement?== | ==How does FMEP enforce an order or agreement?== | ||
Once the recipient has enrolled in FMEP, all support payments must be sent to the program. FMEP will then send the payments on to the recipient. FMEP will track when payments are due, and when and how much gets paid. There are several steps the FMEP can take when arrears begin to accumulate: | Once the recipient has enrolled in FMEP, all support payments must be sent to the program. FMEP will then send the payments on to the recipient. FMEP will track when payments are due, and when and how much gets paid. There are several steps the FMEP can take when arrears begin to accumulate: | ||
*Garnishment: If a payment isn’t made, the program can seize the wages owed to the payor to cover the support owed. This is normally the FMEP’s first step. | *'''Garnishment:''' If a payment isn’t made, the program can seize the wages owed to the payor to cover the support owed. This is normally the FMEP’s first step. | ||
*Notice of Attachment: The program can issue a Notice of Attachment against any person or institution that owes money to the payor, so that the program will receive this money instead. The institutions that can be attached include employers, banks and the Workers’ Compensation Board. Payments from the Government of Canada, like tax refunds, Employment Insurance payments and other federal payments or rebates, can also be attached. | *'''Notice of Attachment:''' The program can issue a Notice of Attachment against any person or institution that owes money to the payor, so that the program will receive this money instead. The institutions that can be attached include employers, banks and the Workers’ Compensation Board. Payments from the Government of Canada, like tax refunds, Employment Insurance payments and other federal payments or rebates, can also be attached. | ||
*Property liens: The program can file support orders against property owned by the payor, so that the property cannot be sold or re-mortgaged without the arrears being dealt with first. | *'''Property liens:''' The program can file support orders against property owned by the payor, so that the property cannot be sold or re-mortgaged without the arrears being dealt with first. | ||
*Jail: Ultimately, if the payor still doesn’t pay, the FMEP can ask the court to send him or her to jail. | *'''Jail:''' Ultimately, if the payor still doesn’t pay, the FMEP can ask the court to send him or her to jail. | ||
==How successful is FMEP in collecting arrears?== | ==How successful is FMEP in collecting arrears?== | ||
