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Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Maintenance Lien Fact Sheet

Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Maintenance Lien Fact Sheet

Where the person who is supposed to pay support (the payor) falls behind in support payments, the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program can register a maintenance lien against the payor's personal property, such as a motor vehicle, boat, trailer or manufactured home.

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BC Ministry of Attorney General
produced in
2015
last reviewed
January 2015 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.
resource type
basics
tags
child support, spousal support, enforcement of support, missed or late payments, liens, maintenance lien, lien against personal property, Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)
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