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==Public services==
If you need to find someone who owes you support due to an agreement or court order, the [https://www.bcfma.ca/ BC Ministry of Attorney General has Family Maintenance Agency (BCFMA)] is a free service that may be able to help enforce and collect the payments for you. It's called the [https://www.fmep.gov.bc.ca Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)]. FMEP BCFMA will not help you find someone in order to start an action or get an order for support, but FMEP BCFMA will take action to enforce court orders and agreements and collect the money you are owed. The agreement or court order has to state the specific amount that the payor must pay you in order for FMEP BCFMA to enforce it.
* intercept federal sources of income such as income tax or EI,
* attach wages, bank accounts or other sources of income,
* issue a lien against the payor’s personal property or land.
To use the FMEP BCFMA service, [https://www.fmep.gov.bcbcfma.ca/enrol-andin-get-startedbcfma/ visit their website and enroll online]. You can also call FMEP BCFMA and ask questions about the service: 2501-866-220557-40402427.
==Internet and social media==
If you know another keyword, such as a profession or interest, try adding that word outside their name in quotes.
Social media accounts are another frequent source of information for skip tracers. Facebook may connect you to family members, old friends, or other third parties with information that you need to locate your ex in order to continue with legal proceedings. LinkedIn can provide professional information and could be particularly useful if you know the person’s profession.
You could also try one of these services:
*[http://www.canada411.ca Canada411.ca], a Canada-wide phone book, or*[http://www.411.com 411.com], which allows you to find a person by looking up their phone number or address,* Online tools like TinEye.com, FaceCheck.id, Iimages.google.com, etc. will allow you to perform a reverse image search which could provide clues about the person’s location or online presence.* Set up a Google Alert and enter keywords for the topics that you want to follow, for example, “John Doe, Kelowna”. If something comes up, you will be alerted. * Perform a search of the court records publicly available via Court Services Online. If there are any current BC criminal or civil proceedings, this could give you a clue as to which city your ex is living in and when that proceeding was last active. * If you believe your ex may own real property in BC, contact Land Titles and perform a title search for property that they, or their family members, might own in BC. This could provide you with an address for your ex. There will be a fee associated with this process.
Avoid pay services operated out of the United States, especially those that want you to enter your credit card number on their website. They may not be able to search within Canada.
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