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Yes. You may be placed in jail for up to six months for not paying child support. The legal basis for placing you in jail is "contempt of court." Contempt of court is a legal term that means you are not following a court order. You may also be fined up to $500 for each violation and have to pay attorney's fees and court costs.
You have the right to be represented by an attorney throughout a contempt proceeding. If two conditions are satisfied, you also have the right for the government to provide you with that attorney free of charge:
* You must prove that your income is very low or you have no income; and
* The result of the hearing must be that you are likely to be placed in jail.
In some cases, the law allows you to be imprisoned for a specific amount of time and/or pay a fine. This happens when you are criminally prosecuted and imprisoned for nonpayment, which is a felony. As of September 1, 1999, a felony conviction is sufficient to deport someone who is not a citizen of the United States. And your child support order will continue while you are in jail. You will need to petition the court to ask for a reduction in your child support amount based on what you can earn while in jail or in prison. While this may be difficult, it is extremely important that you try to do this. It is up to the court to determine whether to decrease your child support because you have been imprisoned.
Many noncustodial fathers believe that if they get behind at a time when they are legitimately unable to make a payment, what they owe can later be reduced or discounted by the court when an explanation is given. However, if you wait to explain your changed circumstances, the court will be unable to reduce the back payments you owe. So it is very important that you notify the court immediately, provide proof of the reduction in income, and ask that your payments be reduced accordingly. If you do this, the court may temporarily or permanently reduce the amount of future payments.
If your child support order has been reduced or suspended while you are in prison, your release is considered a material and substantial change in circumstances. When there is a material and substantial change in circumstance, the court must change your child support order. As a result, the amount you pay in child support will likely increase to reflect your earning capacity after your release from prison. Before there will be an increase in your child support amount, the court will have to be asked and agree to change the amount of child support you owe.
(Quoted from http://www.fathers4kids.com/html/ChildSupport.htm?article_id=78 )
What else can I help you with?
Do you have to pay child support for a child in jail for felony charges?
I suggest you ask the venue that issued the order to suspend payments. However, you owe any unpaid support that accrues until that happens.
Can you go to jail if you pay only half of child support?
you would go to jail
Jail time for unpaid speeding tickets in Utah?
If you have an unpaid speeding ticket in Utah, there is a possibility that you could spend as much as 6 months in jail. This will depend on the circumstances.
Can Florida extradite from Indiana jail for not paying child support?
If a person is already in jail, there is no child support owed.
could the judge possibly release him to someone that would be willing to be held accountable for him?
He needs to be out of jail so that he may support his child and to be held accountable
Could a writ of arrest be from not paying child support?
Yes. If you do not pay child support they could send you to jail. If you didn't pay for a certain amount of time, possibly prison.SEE LINKS BELOW
Can one go to jail for unpaid medical bills?
No. There are many adverse consequences of unpaid medical bills, including lawsuits and wage garnishment, only noncustodial parents paying child support can be jailed for unpaid medical bills in America.
Do you get child support if child is in jail?
No. If the child is in jail, the custodial parent is not supporting the child. Any amount should be paid to the state if required.
If you go to jail for child support will your back child support get erase?
In the USA, the answer is NO. In fact it will grow.
How can you keep from going to jail if you are behind on child support payments?
Catch up on your child support payments.
Is child support cleared if jail time is offered?
no
Can a mother get child support payments while she is in jail?
If she is in jail she can not have custody so no, she will not get money for a child she does not have custody of. That money goes to the child's legal guardian.
