Paying or Receiving Maintenance

Once a case is enrolled in FMEP the payor is required to send all payments to us, rather than directly to the recipient. This ensures we keep accurate and up-to-date payment records. We record the payments as being made and then forward them on to the recipient, usually the same day.

We encourage the payor to send payments to us electronically and the recipient to receive payments by direct deposit. These are the fastest, most secure ways for payments to be made and disbursed.

If payments are late or missed, interest and default fees can be charged.

We can also take various enforcement actions against the payor to collect the maintenance.