Where a maintenance payee considers that the payer fails to comply with the original maintenance order, say, he fails to pay the maintenance in full or to pay punctually, the payee may institute proceedings to enforce the maintenance order. The purpose of initiating enforcement proceedings is to apply to the Court, among others, to direct the payer to repay the arrears of maintenance, to revise the payment arrangement, or to charge the payer’s assets for repayment of arrears of maintenance. The followings are some examples of enforcement proceedings –
Date of enforcement proceedings is the date when the court hears the case.