Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 4, 1997, p. 10

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pwwkwdaxflkbavb6b4rv7 province will pull deadbeat parents drivers licences the ontario government will begin to phase in dri vers licence suspension for those drivers failing to pay their child support attorney general charles announced this is a key element in the provincial governments strategy to ensure support harnick week the tough new sanction savin this tuesday october 7th you can save 15 on fashions furniture linens more plus get no gst f on major appliances home electronics small electrics personal care vacuums broadloom infants wieelgoocls ofavahfrthoeeffiyeasdageorclda bocbdes cosmetics fragrances bath bxfyconcesskxbsefvic jockey and calvin klein apparel menls womens regular- arri salepriced clesignerajllec towels eaton home towels sunglass hut watch straps estate sate- and dearareprk fire jewellery gucd amount equivalent to the gst from the total price of your purchase exowedfran this ctoarapana cosandfamthesicfecount offers cannot be ccnbinedtcttx or with ary other tax savings ofto options seniors day sale i j eatons province payors meet their legal obliga tions to their children for years people have been refusing to pay their child sup port and as a result more than 1 billion is owed to children and families this government is trans forming the family responsi bility office into an aggressive enforcement operation that ensures children and families receive the money to which they are entitled said har nick we are phasing in this pow erful new enforcement tool to help make delinquent parents pay up the first 100 suspen sion notices were issued tues day sept 30 and several hun dred will be mailed out over the coming months within 35 days of the mailing of a suspension notice a delin quent parent must choose to pay all arrears make an arrangement with the family responsibility office to pay all arrears over time or obtain a court order directing fro not to suspend their licence while they apply for a variation to their existing support order if they fail to do so they will lose their drivers licence finally we have an enforce ment measure that makes par ents who ignore their child support obligations think twice and either pay up or risk losing their driving privileges said heinz paul cofounder of fam ilies against deadbeats fad this government is making a difference for children owed support and we congratulate them for cracking down on delinquent parents to put our children first this government is doing what it said it would do for us drivers licence suspension will be used in addition to other enforcement tools such as seizing wages garnish ment credit bureau reporting and court orders to seize prop erty or personal assets the phasing in of this mea sure is based on the successes and experiences of other juris dictions each case is assessed individ ually to ensure that the most suitable and effective enforce ment action is taken we are enforcing child sup port orders and continue to improve the way we provide service to the public said harnick we hope that the risk of dri vers licence suspension will make people pay their child support so we can get more money to children and families faster

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