What are the penalties for non-payment?
Family Court Act Section 454 “Powers of the Court on violation of a support order” provides that upon a finding that a respondent has failed to comply with any lawful order of support, the Court may: enter a money judgment; make an income deduction order for support enforcement; require the respondent to post an undertaking; make an order of sequestration; suspend the respondent’s driving privileges; suspend the respondent’s state professional business license; suspend the recreational license(s) of the respondent; or require the respondent, if the persons for whom respondent has failed to pay support are applicants for or recipients of public assistance, to participate in work activities as defined in title nine-B of article five of the Social Services Law. There are additional remedies concerning attorney’s fees or jail time. Also, under Family Court Act Section 458-a, if support arrears are equivalent to or greater than the amount of current support due for a period of four months,
Family Court Act Section 454 “Powers of the Court on violation of a support order” provides that upon a finding that a respondent has failed to comply with any lawful order of support, the Court may: • Enter a money judgment; • Make an income deduction order for support enforcement; • Require the respondent to post an undertaking; • Make an order of sequestration; • Suspend the respondent’s driving privileges; • Suspend the respondent’s state professional business license; • Suspend the recreational license(s) of the respondent; or • Require the respondent, if the persons for whom respondent has failed to pay support are applicants for or recipients of public assistance, to participate in work activities as defined in title nine-B of article five of the Social Services Law. There are additional remedies concerning attorney’s fees or jail time. Also, under Family Court Act Section 458-a, if support arrears are equivalent to or greater than the amount of current support due for a period
