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Failure to Pay Child Support Panalties
Failure to pay Child Support can result in some serious court penalties. Some of the most common penalties are:
- Garnishment of wages, including unemployment and worker’s compensation
- Warrant issued for arrest, which may be criminal or civil
- Fines, jail, or both
- Suspension, revocation or denial of various licenses—professional, driver’s, hunting/fishing/boating
- Finding of contempt of court
- Denial of tax refunds
- Revocation of passport
- Having a lien placed on property to cover payment
- Exclusion from receipt of certain government benefits
Parents not paying child support have to be aware that all states are fully prepared to enforce court ordered child support. For those parents that think they can avoid their court ordered obligation of paying child support by relocating to another state the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act can bring federal charges; penalties can include not just mandatory restitution of unpaid child support obligation, but also imprisonment of up to two years in some instances.
THEY SUCK I WENT TO COURT ON JUNE 3RD AND SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO COURT THEY HOLD MY CHILD SUPPORT STATES ITS TO ENTER THE CASE IN TO GET THE CORRECT WITH HOLDING BUT YET THEY ARE NOT EVEN TAKING THE CORRECT AMOUNT SO I HAVE TO WAIT 2 WEEKS TO BE ABLE TO GET IT AND THEN I GET TOLD THEY ARE LOOKING TO SEE WHY THERE IS A HOLD THIS IS BS ONE EXCUSE AFTER ANOTHER