Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP)

Regularity of compliance of maintenance enforcement case, category

Regularity of compliance refers to the number of months, during a fiscal year, where cases were in full, partial or non-compliance with payment. Compliance means that at least the amount expected in a month is received or applied. Full compliance indicates that cases made their payment in full and partial compliance indicates cases that made partial payment.

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:

• Regularity of compliance with payment