Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP)

Enforcement action of maintenance enforcement case, number

Enforcement action refers to enforcement mechanisms employed by the Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP) for the enforcement of support payments.

Maintenance enforcement case refers to a case that is registered involving one payer and one recipient and the financial obligations that are being monitored/enforced by the program (MEP). The program processes payments, monitors and enforces cases in order to ensure that recipients receive their payments of child and spousal support.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• Whole number