Maintenance Enforcement Program
Government of Alberta - Ministry of Justice
- Description
- Collects court-ordered child, spousal, and partner support, and enforces as needed.
Service provides:
- an intermediary or go-between for the collection and transfer of court-ordered child, spousal, and partner support payments owed by one party to another
- online and after-hours automated telephone service for access to file information
Payments are:
- accepted from the payor
- forwarded to the recipient once funds have been processed by Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)
- Eligibility
- Yes, Service targeted to:
- individuals involved in a child, spousal, or partner support program
- individuals that have a court order or agreement for spousal support
- Application Process
- Service Access: Registration Required, To access service:
- visit website for registration packages
- submit completed registration packages by mail
- a court order for maintenance, or a signed agreement
- an Affidavit of Arrears and Calculation Worksheet (if arrears are being claimed)
- direct deposit form for the recipient (if the recipient is the registrant)
- authorized bank withdrawal form (if the payor is the registrant)
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: No,
- Toll Free
- 310-0000 then 780-422-5555
- Telephone
- 780-422-5555
- Telephone
- 780-401-8477 (24 Hour Tip Line)
- Toll Free
- 310-0000 then 780-401-8477 (24 Hour Tip Line)
- Fax
- 780-401-7575
- Web Site
- http://www.alberta.ca/mep
- albertamep@gov.ab.ca
- Languages
- English
- Fees
- Fee: Yes,
First-time registration is free. Fees apply in some cases to reopen a closed file. Contact for details.
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- April 24, 2024
- Hours of Operation
- Mon08:00 AM to 04:00 PMTue08:00 AM to 04:00 PMWed09:00 AM to 04:00 PMThu08:00 AM to 04:00 PMFri08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Closed statutory holidays.