Family Justice

The Canadian courts have long recognized that the financial responsibilities of parents to their children - and of one spouse to another - do not end when the parents or spouses separate. The courts regularly make support orders - and couples regularly work out support agreements - that require parents to continue to provide for their children, and spouses to continue to provide for their former partners. Many do so willingly. Others, unfortunately, do not. In either case, the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program can help.

Please note:

"Support" and "maintenance" both mean the same thing: financial support for a former spouse and/or children that must be paid under a support order or agreement.