Family Law
The Family Law Centre provides child-focused programs and services for families. These family justice programs and services promote and emphasize the best interests of children.
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...
Parents may use the 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...
Both parents may not agree to change or vary an existing child support order or agreement. It is the responsibility of the party (parent) who wants the change to apply to the court for a variation of child support.
An application to vary a child...
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. The Act ...
Child support payments are automatically recalculated each year if stated to be recalculated in the original child support order/agreement. The recalculation allows parents to update child support depending on the payor's income without going back...
Parents trying to settle issues regarding child custody and access and child support may benefit from mediation services offered through the Family Court Counsellor's Office. The mediator is a neutral third party to who can help parents work out their...
A Children’s Lawyer acts as a legal representative for individual Island children in custody and access cases. The goal of the Office of the Children's Lawyer is to protect and advocate for the best interests of children whose parents have separated or...
Anyone with a court order or agreement requiring child support (maintenance) payments has a legal obligation to pay on time and in full. Under PEI law, maintenance payments take priority over any other debt payment including a credit card, mortgage or...
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...
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...
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...
If child custody or access is an issue, the court may order a Parenting Arrangement Assessment to assist in determining the best parenting arrangement for the child or children. From this assessment, a family court clinician, a social worker,...
A parenting coordinator assists separated and divorced parents to resolve their parenting disputes through mediation, coaching and parent education with the goal of reducing conflict and decreasing their likelihood of returning to Court. If parents...
Positive Parenting from Two Homes for Kids is a school-based program for children who are experiencing changes in their lives as a result of parental separation, divorce or parenting from two homes.
What do children learn in the program?
Children learn...
Positive Parenting from Two Homes is a cost-free program that provides information to parents who are separating, divorcing, or parenting from two homes.
What do parents learn in the program?
Parents learn to understand their own feelings and their...
A child support order or agreement may specify when child support will end. It may end when the child reaches the age of majority or for as long as a child is a full-time student. Payments may be required to continue for longer, depending on the child...
Supervised access is a type of visitation between separated or divorced parents and children that takes place with a trained, independent service provider. The visit takes place at a child-centered visiting place equipped with toys and games to help make...