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Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act

Version of section 23 from 2002-12-31 to 2019-06-20:


Marginal note:Definitions

  •  (1) In this Part,

    garnishable moneys

    garnishable moneys means moneys authorized to be paid by Her Majesty by or under such Acts of Parliament or provisions thereof or programs thereunder as are designated by the regulations; (sommes saisissables)

    garnishee summons

    garnishee summons includes any document or court order of similar nature; (bref de saisie-arrêt)

    garnishment

    garnishment includes attachment; (Version anglaise seulement)

    Her Majesty

    Her Majesty means Her Majesty in right of Canada; (Sa Majesté)

    judgment debtor

    judgment debtor means a person named in a garnishee summons in respect of whom garnishable moneys are sought to be garnisheed under this Part; (débiteur)

    Minister

    Minister means the Minister of Justice; (ministre)

    provincial garnishment law

    provincial garnishment law means the law of a province relating to garnishment as it applies to the enforcement of support orders and support provisions; (droit provincial en matière de saisie-arrêt)

    support order

    support order means an order or judgment for maintenance, alimony or family financial support that is enforceable in any province; (ordonnance alimentaire)

    support provision

    support provision means a provision in an agreement relating to the payment of maintenance or family financial support that is enforceable by a garnishee summons under provincial garnishment law. (entente alimentaire)

  • Marginal note:Refund of tax payable to client not discounter

    (2) Notwithstanding the acquisition by a discounter from a client of a right to a refund of tax for the purposes of the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the refund of tax remains, for the purposes of this Part, payable to the client and not the discounter.

  • R.S., 1985, c. 4 (2nd Supp.), s. 23
  • 1992, c. 1, s. 66
  • 1993, c. 8, s. 13(F)

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