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<blockquote><tt>imprisonment of a person under this section does not discharge any duties of the person owing under an order.</tt></blockquote>
Since orders for support require the payment of money, arrears can also be enforced as a judgment debt under the provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84h5 Court Order Enforcement Act]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/840m Family Maintenance Enforcement Act]''. By s. 3(1)(l) of the Act, there is no limitation period for enforcement of child support arrears.
Payors can apply for an order reducing arrears that have accumulated under a court order under both the ''[[Divorce Act]]'' and the ''[[Family Law Act]]''. Such applications must be made using the Act under which the support order was made.