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Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Direct Payment Fact Sheet

Family Maintenance Enforcement Program: Direct Payment Fact Sheet

Once a support order or agreement is filed with the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program, the person paying support (the payor) is required to send payments to FMEP, not to the recipient. This page has information on direct payments, where a payment is made directly by the payor to the recipient.

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produced by
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, direct payment, Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)
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