54. Where a person other than a debtor of support owes an amount under this Act, the Minister may, at the expiry of the time prescribed by section 46, issue a certificate attesting that the debt is exigible and specifying the amount owed; the certificate shall be proof that the debt is exigible.
If, however, the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that such a person is attempting to evade paying that amount, the Minister may issue the certificate forthwith.
Once the certificate, together with a copy of a document attesting the amount owed, is filed at the office of the Superior Court or at the office of the Court of Québec, as applicable, the certificate becomes enforceable as if it were a judgment of that court and has all the effects of such a judgment.
1995, c. 18, s. 54; 2025, c. 92025, c. 9, s. 341.