I have an order against my tenant who does not work but receives social assistance from the government. I know where her ex-husband works but I am not sure if I can enforce my order for arrears against him. Could I collect from her ex-husband?

Since the order is in your tenant’s name, you can only collect from her. You cannot enforce the order again her ex-husband if he was not a tenant named in the order. Further, if this tenant is on social assistance, it is impossible to collect arrears of rent based on an order as social assistance payments cannot be garnished.

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