Family Responsibility Office
P.O. Box 220
Downsview ON M3M 3A3

REFRAINING ORDER

Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996

Form 6

Court File No.

Name of Court

Location

Judge

Date

Between

Applicant/Petitioner/Plaintiff

and

Respondent/Defendant

REFRAINING ORDER

THIS COURT FINDS THAT one of the following circumstances applies, as indicated:
1. a motion by the applicant (payor) to change the support order has been made and not yet determined;
2. the applicant (payor) has already started an appeal of the support order and the appeal has not yet been determined;
3. the applicant (payor) or his or her lawyer undertakes to obtain, within 20 days after the date of the refraining order, a court date for a motion to change the support order.
THIS COURT ORDERS THAT the Director of the Family Responsibility Office refrain from directing the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to suspend the driver's licence of (Name of Payor)
THIS COURT ORDERS THAT the applicant (payor) comply with the following term(s), as indicated:

Within 20 days after the date of this order, file with the court and the Director of the Family Responsibility Office the proof of income required by Ontario Regulation 167/97 (General), made under the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996.

Pay ongoing support of $ per (Time Period) .

Pay on account of arrears $ per (Time Period) .

Make lump sum payment(s) of $ by (Date) and $ by (Date) .
THIS ORDER TERMINATES as follows:
1. it terminates automatically 20 days after the date it is made if the applicant (payor) or his or her lawyer undertook to obtain, within 20 days after the date this order is made, a court date for a motion to change the support order and failed to do so;
2. if this order does not terminate under subparagraph i, it terminates on the earliest of the following:
  1. the day it is terminated under subsection 35 (9) of the Act,
  2. the day the motion to change the support order or the appeal of the support order is determined,
  3. the day the support order is withdrawn from the Director's office,
  4. the day that is six months after the date of this order.

Signature of Judge, Registrar, or Clerk of the Court

Notes: (see the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996 for complete information)

The payment terms of this order do not change the payment terms of the support order. Arrears may continue to accrue under the support order and other enforcement actions may be taken by the Director unless the support order is changed.
If you do not comply with the terms of this order, the Director of the Family Responsibility Office may issue a final notice to suspend your driver's licence.
This order may be extended, on motion to the court that made this order, for one further three or six month period, depending on the facts. A copy of the motion must be served on the Director. The motion to extend this order must be heard by the court before this order expires.