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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

"I got a letter from the Family Responsibility Office, what is this about?"

...then you must either be paying or receiving child support in this province, more likely the latter.

There could be a number of reasons for which you received correspondence from the Family Responsiblity Office, the "FRO" as it is commonly known.

It may be that a Court in Ontario made a child support Order in a case before that Court  - such an Order automatically tiggers the involvement of the FRO. You are being contacted about child support payment arrangements.

It may also be that you are being sent a letter because the support recipient has informed the FRO that you are behind in your child support payments. It is important that you react to this correspondence - your failure to do anything about the communication may result in the FRO's taking further steps against you, including those resulting in a suspension of your driver's license.

If you are a recipient of child support, you may be hearing from the FRO about a "terminating event". The payor may have notified the FRO that support for a child is no longer payable because that child no longer qualifies for the payment.

Whatever the circumstances of the communication, hiding from it is not in your best interests. Contact the FRO directly or, if you prefer to understand your rights in advance, contact a lawyer with experience in dealing with the FRO.

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