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Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Federal Interception

Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Federal Interception

The Family Maintenance Enforcement Program can take certain actions to make sure the person who is supposed to pay support (the payor) makes his or her support payments. One of those actions is to "intercept" money owed by the federal government to a payor who falls behind in making payments.

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BC Ministry of Attorney General
produced in
2017
last reviewed
January 2017 i Last date reviewed by a qualified expert to ensure content up-to-date. See "Tips" in Clicklaw content criteria (bottom of pageside menu) for details.
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basics
tags
child support, spousal support, enforcement of support, missed or late payments, federal interception, employment insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), old age security pension (OAS), GST credits, income tax refund, Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)
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