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Frequently Asked Questions about the Maintenance Enforcement Program
The PEI Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) enforces child and spousal support payments contained in a court order or legal agreement that
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Child Support Guidelines Officers and Calculating Child Support Payments
Parents may use the Federal Child Support Guidelines to come to an agreement on a suitable amount for regular child support payments without having to go to court. They are the same rules a judge typically uses when ordering child support in court. View Official 2017 Federal...
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Child Support from Out of Province
If you want to apply for child or spousal support or to change (vary) an existing support order and the other party lives in a jurisdiction listed below, you can follow the process under the Interjurisdictional Support Orders (ISO) Act and the Divorce Act. How do I start an ISO...
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Log in to PEI Maintenance Enforcement Website
This online service is for MEP clients and enforcement staff from reciprocating jurisdictions to exchange information with the PEI Maintenance Enforcement Program. You can log in to the MEP website as a payee, someone receiving child and/or spousal support, or a payor, someone paying child and/or spousal support. Once you enter your personal log-in information, you will see information only for the MEP case your login identifies. What will I need to be able to log in to PEI MEP site? To enter this site as a client you must: Choose your client type; Enter the MEP Case Number; Provide your...
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Applying for a Child Support Order
When a relationship ends, parents may be able to come to an agreement on a suitable amount for regular child support payments without going to court. The Child Support Guidelines are the rules parents (and the courts) are required to follow for child support decisions. Parents...
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Changing a Child Support Order or Agreement
Both parents may not agree to change (vary) an existing child support order or agreement. It is the responsibility of the party (parent) who wants to change a support order to ask the court to vary the child support. An application to vary a child support order may ask the court...
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Maintenance Enforcement Policy & Procedures Manual
The Maintenance Enforcement Program of PEI plays an important and integral role in the timely disbursement of support to Islanders. The Program is committed to striving to consistently meet best practice standards to ensure clients involved with the system are treat
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Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program
What is the Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program (SPTEP) The Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program is a service provided by the Family Court Conciliation Office. Supervised parenting time provides parenting time between a child and a parent. The parenting time...
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New Ways for Families ® programming for Island families
Island families experiencing high-conflict separation or divorce can be referred into New Ways for Families® training through the Family Law Centre. This training will empower parents with skills and strategies to manage high-conflict situations. To take this training, families...
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Maintenance Enforcement Program Enrollment
The Maintenance Enforcement Program manages any child and spousal support payments contained in a court order or separation agreement and registered with the PEI program. A person making payments is called the payor; the person receiving payments is the recipient. Under the...