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...
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...
Parents trying to settle issues regarding parenting time and decision making may benefit from Parenting Plan Mediation Services offered through the Family Court Conciliation Office.
This service assists families experiencing separation and divorce with...
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...
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....
Child Support payments can be automatically recalculated each year if the support order or agreement includes a clause that says it can be recalculated by the Recalculation Officer and if the parties register the order. Administrative recalculation...
The Office of the Children’s Lawyer (OCL) is an independent office that operates in the Department of Justice and Public Safety.
A Children’s Lawyer may decide to act as a legal representative or litigation guardian for individual Island children in...
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...
The PEI Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) enforces child and spousal support payments contained in a court order or legal agreement that are registered with the program. The person obligated by their support Order or Agreement to make support...
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...
Beginning in Spring 2021, 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-...
If parenting time and decision-making responsibility is at issue, the court may order a Parenting Arrangement Assessment to assist the court to determine the most appropriate parenting time and decision-making responsibility arrangement for the child...
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.
As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Positive Parenting from Two Homes program is now...
Mediation can help parents settle issues relating to parenting time and decision making responsibility. If you are considering participating in the Child Focused Parenting Plan Mediation Service, there are a few things that you should consider when...
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...
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...