4. Contact the FRO
Question & Answer
When does spousal support end? How do I end it?You should keep making support payments until the (FRO) tells you in writing to stop. The FRO is a government agency that enforces and .
There is an end date
If your or :
- has a date when support payments end, and
- is registered with the FRO,
the FRO will stop enforcing support payments when that date has passed. You can write to the FRO and remind them that the date is coming up soon. Tell them which paragraph in the agreement or order has the date.
If your separation agreement or court order:
- has an event when support payments end, and
- is registered with the FRO,
the FRO will stop enforcing support payments when that event has passed. Write to the FRO and give them proof that the event has happened, such as your partner finishing college or university. The FRO may contact your partner to confirm that the event has happened.
There is no end date
If your separation agreement or court order doesn’t say when support payments end, you and your partner must agree that it ends before the FRO will stop enforcing payments.
Fill out the Application to Discontinue Enforcement of Ongoing Support and tell the FRO why you think spousal support should end. The FRO will contact your partner.
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If your partner… |
Then the FRO… |
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doesn’t agree that spousal support should end, |
will continue enforcing the separation agreement or court order. |
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doesn’t respond to the FRO, |
may stop enforcing payments. |
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doesn’t respond to the FRO but later tells the FRO that payments should not have ended, |
may start enforcing payments again. |
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agrees in writing to end support, |
will tell you in writing that you can stop making support payments. |
The FRO can’t change any of the terms in your separation agreement or court order. They only try to make sure support is being paid.
