My ex-spouse is refusing to pay court-ordered child support. How can I see to it that the order is enforced?
Under the Child Support Enforcement Act of 1984, the district attorneys (D.A.) or state’s attorneys of every state must help you collect child support owed by your ex. Sometimes this means that the D.A. will serve your ex with papers requiring him (or her, but it’s usually a him) to meet with the D.A. to arrange a payment schedule, and saying that if the ex refuses to meet or pay, he (or she) could go to jail. If your ex has moved out of state, you or the D.A. can use legal procedures to locate your ex and seek payment. Federal and state parent locator services can also assist in locating missing parents. Federal laws allow the interception of tax refunds to enforce child support orders. Other methods of enforcement include wage attachments, seizing property, suspending the business or occupational license of a payer who is behind on child support or — in some states — revoking the payer’s driver’s license. Your state’s D.A. may employ any one of these methods in an attempt to help y
Under the Child Support Enforcement Act of 1984, the district attorneys (or state’s attorneys) of every state must help you collect the child support owed by your ex. Sometimes this means that the D.A. will serve your ex with papers requiring him to meet with the D.A. and arrange a payment schedule, and telling him that if he refuses to meet or pay, he could go to jail. If your ex has moved out of state, you or the D.A. can use legal procedures to locate him and seek payment. Federal and state parent locator services can also assist in locating missing parents. Federal laws permit the interception of tax refunds to enforce child support orders. Other methods of enforcement include wage attachments, seizing property, suspending the business or occupational license of a payer who is behind on child support or — in some states — revoking the payer’s driver’s license. Your state’s D.A. may employ any one of these methods in an attempt to help you collect from your ex. If you and your ex
Under the Child Support Enforcement Act of 1984, district attorneys (D.A.s) or state’s attorneys must help you collect child support owed by your ex. Sometimes this means that the D.A. will serve your ex with papers requiring him or her to meet with the D.A. to arrange a payment schedule. These papers usually say that, if the ex refuses to meet or pay, he or she could go to jail. Federal laws allow the interception of tax refunds to enforce child support orders. Other methods of enforcement include wage attachments, seizing property, suspending the business or occupational license of a payer who is behind on child support, or — in some states — revoking the payer’s driver’s license. Your state’s D.A. may employ any one of these methods in an attempt to help you collect from your ex. As a last resort, the court that has issued the child support order can hold your ex in contempt and, in the absence of a reasonable explanation for the delinquency, impose a jail term. This contempt powe
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