How is spousal support enforced?
The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) is a government agency that can enforce support payments that are in a:
- written agreement filed with the court
- court order
This means that FRO collects support directly from the payor partner and pays that amount to the recipient partner.
FRO has different ways to collect unpaid support from the payor. It can:
- have the payments automatically deducted from their wages or other income
- register a charge or a lien against their personal property
- take money from or garnish their bank account
And, if the payor misses a payment, FRO can also suspend their driver’s licence, report them to credit bureaus, or cancel their passports.
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