What if the obligor doesn make his/her child support payments?
Initially, if a person fails to make his/her child support payments as ordered, the court can find that person in contempt of court. If found in contempt, the obligor can be ordered to pay the costs of the contempt hearing, including attorney fees and can be ordered to jail under certain circumstances. In the event the obligor continually fails to pay child support (or spousal support), he/she can be charged criminally with potential penalties of up to 18 months in prison.
Related Questions
- When do the payments that have been debited from my account get credited to the child support obligors case, and when does the resulting amount get forwarded to the custodial parent?
- When do the payments that have been debited from my account get credited to the child support obligors case, and when does the resulting amount get forwarded to the obligee?
- If the obligor files bankruptcy in an effort to avoid paying child support, how do I get my Court-ordered child support payments?
