How to register for mep?

You can register with MEP if:

Registration checklist Registration form

Affidavit of arrears Payment received Direct deposit Record of payments

Credit card pre-authorization Income and expense

General information guide Respondent information Claimant information

This system allows registered clientele to access their account information online.

Log in to the MEP portal

To log in, you will need to enter:

Either of these people can register for MEP – only one needs to register:

The Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services can also register a file with MEP if the recipient collects income support.

You can register with the enforcement program in your jurisdiction or call us for more information.

File one of these orders for support before registering for MEP. A support order can be:

A maintenance order sets an enforceable amount of support that’s payable for a child, spouse or adult interdependent partner.

A maintenance agreement creates an enforceable support agreement for a child, spouse or adult interdependent partner.

We recommend a lawyer helps you with the maintenance order. If you don’t have a lawyer, contact Court and Justice Services for help.

File a court application at the nearest Family Court or Court of King’s Bench:

You cannot file a maintenance agreement if any of these conditions apply:

You can file a maintenance agreement if the above conditions do not apply to you. We recommend a lawyer helps you with this process:

Maintenance Enforcement Support Agreement form (PDF, 60 KB)

Maintenance Enforcement Support Agreement form – Instructions (PDF, 193 KB)

There’s no fee to register with MEP for the first time.

There's a $205 MEP re-registration fee if you:

Download and fill out all these forms:

Download and fill out all these forms:

You can have a third party act on your behalf with MEP. To arrange this, fill out the Client Authorization of Third Party form (PDF, 130 KB).

Whenever this person contacts MEP, they can discuss your file by providing the:

Later on, if you decide you do not want this person to act on your behalf, you can call MEP or send us your written request to have them removed from your file – this will prevent them from discussing your file.

Do not share your PIN with anyone.

Mail the completed registration package to:

Alberta has a maintenance enforcement program designed to help recipients of support get the payments that they are due.

in Alberta, the maintenance enforcement program (MEP) helps individuals receive payments as per a court-ordered support agreement or maintenance agreement.

The MEP is an initiative of the Alberta government and covers:

It is not uncommon for former spouses or partners to intentionally or unintentionally fail to follow the demands of a court-ordered support agreement.

The MEP can help you legally collect arrears, but there is some confusion about how this program works, who is eligible for assistance, and what a payor can do if they disagree with the enforcement.

To receive assistance from the MEP you first need to register with the program. There are three requirements to register:

Many people need legal assistance with the registration process and the paperwork required. Spectrum Family Law in Calgary and Edmonton can help you get enrolled in the program.

Once you have obtained the court order and registered for the maintenance enforcement program in Alberta, you will need to meet certain obligations to receive assistance. This includes:

The obligations for the paying spouse are as follows:

The program has the power to enforce the debt by taking actions such as demanding to see the financial statements of the payer, transferring money from salary or bank accounts, suspending the payer’s driver’s license or even asking the court to send the payor to jail as a last resort.

In this way, the MEP helps support recipients receive what they are due. It is not a legal advice service and will not provide legal representation to clients or help you with changing a court order.

If you are having difficulty collecting maintenance payments from the other parent, you may be eligible to enroll in the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP). The program is designed to help custodial parents receive the child support payments that they are owed.

To enroll in MEP, you will need to fill out an application and provide proof of your child. You may also need to provide proof of your income and the other parent’s income. Once you have enrolled in MEP, the program will take over the collection of maintenance payments from the other parent.

If you are already receiving child support through another government program, such as the Canada Child Benefit, you can still enroll in MEP. However, the other program will continue to collect the payments and MEP will only be used if the other parent falls behind in their payments.

When creating a maintenance agreement, keep in mind:

You cannot file a maintenance agreement if any of these conditions apply:

you are receiving:

You can file a maintenance agreement if the above conditions do not apply to you. We recommend a lawyer helps you with this process:

There is no fee to register with MEP for the first time, BUT there is a $205 re-registration fee if they want to re-open a closed case, or you’re a recipient who asks us to re-open a filed that has been closed due to lack of cooperation.

If you are having difficulties in applying for the maintenance enforcement program, do not worry. This process can be a bit convoluted for some based on their own, personal circumstances. You can have a third party act on your behalf with MEP. To arrange this, fill out the Client Authorization of Third Party form and contact Spectrum Family Law to apply for the Maintenance Enforcement Program today.

The support obligations for a payor spouse can be severe. Sometimes, circumstances change and the original court order no longer fairly reflects the situation. It can become impossible for the payor to pay what is due.

In this situation, you can apply for a stay of support enforcement. This is a temporary suspension of enforcement of the financial support order by the local support enforcement agency.

You may be eligible for a stay of support enforcement in the following circumstances:

The local enforcement agency will not automatically stop enforcing an order issued by the court even if there are valid grounds for a stay of enforcement.

The payor must apply to the court for a stay of enforcement of the order.

According to the Maintenance Enforcement Act, you may apply to the court for a stay for a period of up to nine months if:

Whether you are the payor or recipient of support in Alberta, the maintenance enforcement may impact you.

If you are owed money by your ex and have not yet filed an order with the program, a lawyer from Spectrum Family Law can help you register.

If you are a payor with grounds to appeal enforcement, we can help you follow up and apply for a stay.

• you or the other party must live in Alberta.
• you must be either a payor or a recipient of child, spousal or partner support.
• you, the other party or a lawyer must file a court order for support – a Maintenance Order or Maintenance Agreement.