95.1 Measures to Prevent and Reduce Non-Compliance in Child Support Obligations
Whereas, According to the Criminal Code of Canada RSC (1985) Article 362, sections 1 (a) and 352 (4), the writing of cheques with non-sufficient funds is a criminal act; and,
Whereas, The consequences of the non-validity of child support payments result in the loss of financial stability and autonomy to the parents who cannot meet their monthly financial obligations without these payments; and,
Whereas, It is in the interest of public order that the payment of child support by cheques, post-dated or otherwise, be made in full, on time and with valid cheques; therefore be it,
RESOLVED, that the National Council of Women of Canada urge the Government of Canada to:
- Enforce the Criminal Code when Not Sufficient Funds (NSF) cheques are issued for child support payments more than once in one year.
- Require the courts to prosecute offenders according to the charges that the law permits.
- Reinstate the contempt of court measures, which have been replaced by the use of various provincial enforcement programs in order to supplement the measures of seizures and garnishments.