Persistent Arrears

Under the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act “persistent arrears”, in respect of a support order or support provision, means

(a) arrears in any amount where the arrears are due to the failure to make in full the payments required in respect of any three payment periods, within the meaning of the support order or the support provision, or

(b) accumulated arrears of $3000 or more.

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If the arrears in your case meet this definition, use the term “persistent arrears” in all of your communications with the Family Responsibility Office.

You can request that FRO begin licence denial procedures pursuant to Section 67 of the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act:

67. (1) Where a debtor is in persistent arrears under a support order or a support provision, a provincial enforcement service may apply to the Minister that the following actions be taken against the debtor:

(a) that no new schedule licences be issued to the debtor;

(b) that all schedule licences held by the debtor be suspended; and

(c) that schedule licences held by the debtor not be renewed.