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While it is possible to undertake collection or enforcement proceedings on your own, this will cost money and time and possibly require you to hire a lawyer and bear that expense as well. Since any private collection efforts you might take may interfere with efforts being made on your behalf by FMEP, recipients enrolled with FMEP are required to obtain the permission of the program's director before they can take independent enforcement actions. | While it is possible to undertake collection or enforcement proceedings on your own, this will cost money and time and possibly require you to hire a lawyer and bear that expense as well. Since any private collection efforts you might take may interfere with efforts being made on your behalf by FMEP, recipients enrolled with FMEP are required to obtain the permission of the program's director before they can take independent enforcement actions. | ||
You can find more information | You can find more information about enforcing orders in [[Resolving Problems in Court]], within the section [[Enforcing Orders in Family Matters]]. You can also find more information at the website of the [http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fcy-fea/sup-pen/enf-exe/index.html Department of Justice], which includes a helpful overview of support enforcement mechanisms in Canada. | ||
===Separation agreements=== | ===Separation agreements=== | ||
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FMEP will enforce agreements for support, however they require that an original copy of the agreement be filed in court and sent to them with the court's stamp before they can enforce the agreement. | FMEP will enforce agreements for support, however they require that an original copy of the agreement be filed in court and sent to them with the court's stamp before they can enforce the agreement. | ||
You can find more information about enforcing agreements in [[Family Law Agreements]], in particular within the section [[Enforcing Family Law Agreements]]. | |||
===Orders made outside British Columbia=== | ===Orders made outside British Columbia=== | ||
