Court ordered support payments

Spicedwine said:

If a person has been ordered to pay support in a Canadian court, does anyone know if there is a reciprocating system between the DR and Canada to make this enforceable??

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I don't know Canadian or DR Law, but I can tell you about US Law, if you owe child or spousal support in the US and decide to skip town, you better stay outta of town, because there will be a warrant waiting for your return. And if you have a warrant for your ARREST and they know where you are, they can in many countries especially a US friendly country like the DR, have your tail arrested there and expedited back to face charges.

I hope this will put you in the right direction:classic:

If the person in Canada hires a Dominican lawyer to go before a Dominican court with the divorce decree that stipulates alimoney or child support, the Dominican court will uphold the decree....and you can be put in jail or your wages garnered.

(Let me say that I have seen this happen with a US divorce decree, but not a Canadian one. I am supposing that similar treaties are inforce.)

HB

Hillbilly is correct the divorce decree could be homologated by a Dominican Court and enforced here. Takes some time, but it can sure be done.