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==Private services== | ==Private services== | ||
The fastest but most expensive way | The fastest but most expensive way is to hire a ''skip tracer'' or a private investigator under a ''locate'' or ''skip trace'' service contract. Skip tracers are people or agencies that are usually hired by financial institutions, insurance agencies, or law firms to find someone who's avoiding a debt or a legal process, or to locate their assets. Recently, some skip tracing services have (for their own insurance purposes) stopped taking locate contracts from members of the public. Some agencies still take public locate contracts, however, so long as they are satisfied that the purpose is legitimate. Expect to be charged a few hundred dollars and be required to pay up front. | ||
If you can find a lawyer who will retain the services of a skip tracer for you, you may find that you have a wider selection of options. Private investigators can also provide locate services, and will be more open to public locate contracts, but generally PIs are more adept at discovering information as opposed to locating people cost-effectively. Skip tracing can use a variety of techniques, from going through databases and listings, to surveillance and witness interviews. | |||
==Public services== | ==Public services== | ||
If you need to find someone who owes you support due to an agreement or court order, the BC Ministry of Attorney General has a free service that may be able to help enforce and collect the payments for you. It's called the [https://www.fmep.gov.bc.ca Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)]. | If you need to find someone who owes you support due to an agreement or court order, the BC Ministry of Attorney General has a free service that may be able to help enforce and collect the payments for you. It's called the [https://www.fmep.gov.bc.ca Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP)]. FMEP will not help you find someone in order to start an action or get an order for support, but FMEP will take action to enforce court orders and agreements and collect the money you are owed. The agreement or court order has to state the specific amount that the payor must pay you in order for FMEP to enforce it. | ||
FMEP has some fairly long arms and can be effective in cases where a payor is avoiding | FMEP has some fairly long arms and unique legal authority, so it can be effective in cases where a payor is avoiding existing support obligations under an agreement or court order. FMEP can: | ||
* intercept federal sources of income such as income tax or EI, | * intercept federal sources of income such as income tax or EI, | ||
* attach wages, bank accounts or other sources of income, | * attach wages, bank accounts or other sources of income, | ||