Q: Will my ex finally be put in jail? (Yes if he is jail he isn't making payments. But he's out and not making payments!)
My ex boyfriend doesn't pay child support for our two kids. He is $26,300 in back child support. They come over which is once every 4-6 months. His girlfriend and him try to get me to sign off his back child support. I never say yes, I will never do that. But his girlfriend has 2 children and she get's child support from her ex infrequently but she gets something. They both complain about how her Ex is a jerk and dead beat and that he refuses to help pay for his kids or when he does it's not even the whole thing. Then again turn around and tell me I need to write off my ex's child support because they can't afford anything. I've seen less then $500.00 from my ex for his kid's in six year's. Twice a year I will get a partial payment because he will get a job have it until they garnish his check then he quits. Or work's seasonal jobs so garnishments won't take his check because it takes three months to start garnishing and by then he has quit. Will he finally go to jail?
A: Putting people in jail for not paying child support is not used much if at all any more. There are better ways to get compliance. First of all, you need to make sure that the State is helping you and contacting his employer ad enforcing wage with-holding. Second the State can suspend his driver's license and can refuse to issue him any type of recreational license such as for hunting or fishing. Finally, the State can grab his Federal or State tax refunds. You really need to get the State involved in helping you enforce the support obligation and absolutely do not give in to your ex's pleas. Your ex is free to apply for a modification of his current and future child support such that his current income and financial obligations are taken into account, but this is his problem, not yours.
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