Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP)

Age of child of maintenance enforcement case, category

Age of child refers to the age of the child at the end of the fiscal year.

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 classifications and/or lists:

• Age group - 20 and over years variant