Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP)

Age of payor of maintenance enforcement case, category

Age of payor refers to the age of a person, named in the order/agreement, who provides the support payments. The payer is usually the non-resident parent of the child beneficiaries.

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:

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