External links
- FRO — What we do, from the Ministry's website
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The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) is an office of the Government of Ontario responsible for collecting, distributing, and enforcing court-ordered child (and spousal) support payments in the province. It was established during Marion Boyd's two-year run as Attorney General of Ontario.
The FRO operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Community and Social Services and executive director Trevor Sparrow.
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