Family Maintenance Enforcement Program

The Family Maintenance Enforcement Program helps low-income families to obtain child support and spousal support orders from ex-partners, and to enforce them.

Website fmep.gov.bc.ca] Phone Toll-free: 1-800-668-3637 Find on Clicklaw FMEP on Clicklaw HelpMap

Money paid by one parent or guardian to another parent or guardian as a contribution toward the cost of a child's living and other expenses.

A payment made by one spouse to the other spouse to help with the recipient's day-to-day living expenses or to compensate the recipient for the financial choices the spouses made during the relationship.