Maintenance Orders Enforcement — Canada — Northwest Territories law | Esheria

Maintenance Orders Enforcement

This part sets up maintenance-order enforcement: the Administrator enforces filed orders, can request information, and can pay and record money received.

Jurisdiction
Canada — Northwest Territories
Instrument
Order
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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Statute overview

About this statute

This part sets up maintenance-order enforcement: the Administrator enforces filed orders, can request information, and can pay and record money received. This provision sets out confidentiality, information-sharing, and enforcement tools for maintenance orders, including garnishment, attachment of wages or accounts, and payment conferences. This part sets out ways to enforce maintenance orders, including filing with the Sheriff, registering against real property, and suspending a payor’s driver’s licence when arrears are not addressed. This part sets offence penalties, appeal deadlines, immunity for good-faith acts, a minor’s ability to act in proceedings, and the Commissioner’s regulation-making power.

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