Collecting Overdue on Child Support Payments

Custodial parents raising children solely without the help of other parents are entitled to receive payments on child support. To ensure that the other parent pays the amount, you can seek the help of state child enforcement agencies and if you are not successful, Federal Department of Child Support Enforcement an equally offer significant help. However, this whole process begins with you showing the desire of collecting owed money and it is essential that you follow protocol as well. In current times, long gone are the days when a non custodial parent simply abandoned his or her children. Nowadays, there are even much serious consequences enacted by the federal government such as jail time for failure to comply with given support orders.

To collect the over due amount owed for child support, the first step requires that you first ascertain how much money is overdue and then contact an agency. Proceed further to inform your local family services division that you have not been receiving payments as agreed. In case you have the information of whereabouts of the non custodial parent file a motion of contempt with your local court to have the person appear before the judge. On the other hand, when you have no idea where the other parent might be, inform your state department of child support enforcement so that a national search can be performed. They should assist you with child support collection by providing wages garnishment or suspension of licenses.