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Maintenance Enforcement Office Requirements
March 3, 2026From Family Justice Services
The Maintenance Enforcement Office (MEO) enforces child and spousal support provisions contained in court orders, agreements, and calculation, recalculation and arbitration decisions. To streamline the registration and enforcement process, the MEO reminds legal professionals and parties to ensure that supporting documents include complete and accurate information:
- Full names of the parties.
- Details about the parties:
(a) Who is paying support? What is their annual income?
(b) Who is receiving support? What is their annual income, if applicable?
(c) Who the support is being paid for:i. For child support, names and birth dates of the children.
ii. For spousal support, name of spouse for whom support is being paid. - The specific dollar amount for each support payment.
- The start date and frequency of the payment (e.g., monthly, bi-weekly, etc.).
- Additional information in certain circumstances:
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- Whether support was determined under section 3(1)(a) of the Federal Child Support Guidelines (i.e., Table amount of support) or using another provision in the Guidelines.
For court orders, cite the legislation under which the order was made – either Divorce Act or The Family Maintenance Act. Requirements for what must be included in child support orders are found in Rule 15-97 of The King’s Bench Rules.
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- In the case of agreements, documents must be signed and dated by both parties. Family Justice Services has created a Fact Sheet outlining required and recommended content for an agreement. Email [email protected] for a copy of the Fact Sheet.
Including all the required information assists the MEO in enforcement and also in specific situations:
- Determining when a child reaches the age of majority. The MEO contacts parties when a child is approaching the age of majority to determine if the child will continue to be a dependent following their 18th birthday. When the Table amount of support was used in the order or agreement, the MEO can apply a step-down and reduce the amount of support being enforced where there are two or more children and one of the children is no longer a dependent.
- Eligibility requirements. The MEO can consider eligibility requirements for recalculation applications made to the Child Support Service.
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