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FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Sociology of the Family
OBS

The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) [under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Attorney General] processes child and spousal support payments to help ensure that support gets paid on a regular basis. If support is not being paid, FRO takes enforcement action to collect the money that is owed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

Le Bureau des obligations familiales [qui relève du ministère du Procureur général] traite les pensions alimentaires versées pour le compte d'enfants et de conjoints de sorte que ceux-ci touchent à intervalles réguliers les paiements auxquels ils ont droit. En cas de non-paiement de la pension alimentaire, le Bureau prend les mesures d'exécution nécessaires pour percevoir les sommes exigibles.

Spanish

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