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MEP – Forms

Download forms for managing participation in and payments through the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP).

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MEP Accounts Online

Access the MEP Accounts Online to:

  • view your file status
  • update your file information
  • contact your case officer

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Forms

Download the required forms using the links below.

The MEP Portal is now live. Forms should be submitted through the portal.

  • Recipient of support (creditor)

    • Change Enforceable Payment Due Date – Used by the recipient to ask the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) to accept the payor's payments on a date later than the due date set out in the court order.
    • Child Status Report – This form provides information to MEP about a child’s status to confirm their eligibility for maintenance.
    • Client Authorization of Third Party – This form is used by a client to authorize another person to receive information about their MEP file.
    • Recipient Direct Deposit – This form gives MEP permission to deposit funds directly into a recipient’s bank account.
    • Registration Request – Maintenance Enforcement Program – Use this form to request registration with MEP for collection of court-ordered child, spousal and partner support payments.
    • Affidavit of Arrears – This form is used to claim arrears. This is required if you wish to register with MEP and the payor has missed payments in the past.
    • Section 7 Expenses Agreement – This form is used to make an agreement to clarify the types of section 7 expenses to be shared. This form is needed for MEP to enforce expenses if the court order requires the parties to pay a percentage or proportionate share of expenses for the children, but does not specifically detail which expenses are to be shared.
    • Section 7 Expenses Information and Report – This package provides information for clients about how MEP administers Section 7 expenses. The package also includes the form that clients need to use, to submit Section 7 expenses to MEP for reimbursement by the other party. This package was updated according to changes made to MEP's procedures regarding Section 7 Expenses.
    • Substitutional Service Request Form – This form is used to request that MEP serve court documents relating to any legal matter if both things are true:
      1. The respondent is registered with the MEP.
      2. The MEP has an address for service for the respondent.
    • Lost Cheque Statutory Declaration – This form is used by clients to request a replacement cheque from MEP because they have either lost or not received the original cheque.
    • Maintenance Enforcement Support Agreement – This form is used to make an agreement for child support, spousal support (for married couples), adult interdependent partner support, or to change the terms of an existing Maintenance Enforcement Support Agreement. MEP can enforce certain maintenance agreements made between parties.
    • Renewal of Interest – This form is used by recipients who previously did not wish to have interest charged and collected on their file, but who now wish for MEP to collect interest on their behalf.
    • Request to Lower the Amount of Maintenance or Arrears Collected – This form is used by recipients to request that MEP collect a lower amount of maintenance or arrears than that in their maintenance order or agreement.
    • Withdrawal request – Only the party who asked to be registered with the Maintenance Enforcement Program can request to withdraw from the program.

  • Payor of support (debtor)

    • Affidavit of Arrears – This form is used to claim arrears and is required if you wish to register with Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) and have missed payments in the past.
    • Authorized Bank Withdrawal – A payor can use this form to make a payment or payments directly from their account at a Canadian financial institution.
    • Client Authorization of Third Party – This form is used by a client to authorize another person to receive information about their MEP file.
    • Registration Request – Maintenance Enforcement Program – Use this form to request registration with MEP for collection of court-ordered child, spousal and partner support payments.
    • Payor Voluntary Pay Deduction – This form is used to have your employer automatically deduct payments from your paycheque.
    • Lost Cheque Statutory Declaration – This form is used by clients to request a replacement cheque from MEP because they have either lost or not received the original cheque.
    • Maintenance Enforcement Support Agreement – This form is used to make an agreement for child support, spousal support (for married couples), adult interdependent partner support, or to change the terms of an existing Maintenance Enforcement Support Agreement. MEP can enforce certain maintenance agreements made between parties.
    • Refund to Payor by Direct Deposit – This form is used to authorize MEP to deposit refund payments directly into the payor's bank account.
    • Section 7 Expenses Agreement – This form is used to make an agreement to clarify the types of section 7 expenses to be shared. This form is needed for MEP to enforce expenses if the court order requires the parties to pay a percentage or proportionate share of expenses for the children, but does not specifically detail which expenses are to be shared.
    • Section 7 Expenses Information and Report This package provides information for clients about how MEP administers Section 7 expenses. The package also includes the form that clients need to use, to submit Section 7 expenses to MEP for reimbursement by the other party. This package was updated according to changes made to MEP's procedures regarding Section 7 Expenses.
    • Substitutional Service Request Form – This form is used to request that MEP serve court documents relating to any legal matter if both things are true:
      1. The respondent is registered with the MEP.
      2. The MEP has an address for service for the respondent.
    • Statement of Finances – MEP may require a payor to complete a Statement of Finances form:
      • if the payor has not been making payments required by a court order or agreement
      • this form is used to make a fair and reasonable payment arrangement to clear the payor’s arrears
    • Withdrawal Request – Only the party who asked to be registered with the Maintenance Enforcement Program can request to withdraw from the program.

  • Employer of a payor (debtor)

    • Calculation of Payment Worksheet – This form is used by an employer to calculate the amounts to be paid to the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) under a Support Deduction Notice (SDN).

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