Statement of Payments Disbursed
BCFMA’s record of financial transactions for the support order or agreement….
Administrative Action
Any non-court action BCFMA takes to collect the support payments…
Maintenance
Amount owed under a support order for a child or spouse, also called family support….
Summons
Court document requiring the payor to appear in court at a specific date and time.
Subrogated Arrears
Unpaid support is owed to a provincial or state government, rather than the recipient, because at the time it should have been paid, the recipient was also receiving income assistance….
Handling Your Case
When the enrolment process is complete, the recipient and payor receive Notices of Enrolment confirming the support order or agreement is now enrolled in BCFMA. The Notices set out the…
Section 7 Expenses
Additional payments for a child, such as education, medical, dental, childcare or extracurricular activities expenses.
Access
The time a child spends with the parent who doesn’t have custody. Also known as contact.
Contact Time
Another term for access. The time a child spends with a person who is not the child’s guardian.
Parenting arrangements
Arrangements the parents make about how they will parent their child together.