Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 23 (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 that is of a similar nature to a garnishee summons, including a court order and a document in respect of maintenance, alimony or support issued by a provincial enforcement service; (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 enforcement service

  provincial enforcement service has the same meaning as in section 2; (autorité provinciale)

  provincial garnishment law

  provincial garnishment law means the law of a province relating to garnishment as it applies to the enforcement of orders; (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.