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The Family Responsibility Office<\/strong> (FRO) is a government agency that tries to make sure both child and spousal support orders are followed.<\/p>\n

The FRO can take money from the pay or wages of the person paying support if they have a job with regular paycheques. The FRO can also collect money from bank accounts and tax returns. It can suspend a person’s driver’s licence or passport if they are not paying support.<\/p>\n

The FRO can also post information at goodparentspay.com<\/a> about people who have not paid support for more than 6 months. They do this if they cannot find the person.<\/p>\n

For more information about enforcing a support order, go to ontario.ca\/page\/paying-and-receiving-child-andspousal-support<\/a>. Or call the FRO at 1-800-267-4330<\/strong>. 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