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It is often best to left FMEP handle things once you’ve enrolled. The program can take all the same legal actions that you could take yourself, as well as a lot of other actions that you can’t, like suspending the payor’s driver’s licence or taking away his or her passport. | It is often best to left FMEP handle things once you’ve enrolled. The program can take all the same legal actions that you could take yourself, as well as a lot of other actions that you can’t, like suspending the payor’s driver’s licence or taking away his or her passport. | ||
How does FMEP enforce an order or agreement? | ==How does FMEP enforce an order or agreement?== | ||
Once you have enrolled in the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program, all support payments must be sent to the program. The FMEP will then send the payments on to you. FMEP will track when payments are due, and when and how much gets paid. There are several steps the FMEP can take when arrears begin to accumulate: | Once you have enrolled in the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program, all support payments must be sent to the program. The FMEP will then send the payments on to you. FMEP will track when payments are due, and when and how much gets paid. There are several steps the FMEP can take when arrears begin to accumulate: | ||