What We Can Do

FMEP can:

• collect the amount owing under a maintenance order or agreement, including any arrears and special or extraordinary expenses
• track payments by having the payor send the maintenance to FMEP Payment Services
• forward the maintenance to the recipient
• take enforcement action if payments are not made

Where the maintenance is not paid, we can:

• intercept federal sources of income such as income tax or EI
• attach wages, bank accounts or other sources of income
• cancel a current driver’s licence or prevent a new licence being issued
• prevent a motor vehicle registration being issued or renewed
• suspend a passport or federal licences such as pilot’s licence
• report unpaid maintenance to a credit bureau
• summons the payor to a default hearing in court
• issue a lien against the payor’s personal property or land
• request a search for the payor’s location, employment and assets through federal and provincial databases

In addition, we also charge interest and default fees on late or missed payments.

FMEP cannot:

• obtain or change a maintenance order or agreement
• enforce a maintenance order or agreement without a set amount, it must have a specific amount due for child and/or spousal support
• help parents with parenting time (custody) or contact (access) issues