Sample Sections of How to Collect Child Support, 3rd Edition
WAYS
TO
COLLECT
SUPPORT
WITHOUT
GOING
TO COURT
1. State government child support agencies computers are required by federal law to do data matches with
other government agency computers to find assets. Records matched include Department of Motor Vehicles, Taxation, Unemployment, Welfare, prison, and more.
2. Bank account attachment is done under the Financial Information Data Match (FIDM) system. This is when government child support records are matched with private bank account data.
3. Retirement 401(k) pension funds, Worker's Compensation, and Unemployment Compensation are attachable to collect child support
MORE ENFORCEMENT TECHNIQUES
IRS Offset: Attachment of Federal IRS Income Tax Refunds
IRS Full Collection Service
Collecting from Military or Veterans Administration
FEDERAL
CRIMINAL
LAW
18 USC Chapter 11A
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This law makes it a federal felony offense on interstate cases if the nonpaying parent is $10,000 behind in payments or does not pay for two years.
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It is a federal felony
crime.
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If the nonpaying parent is found guilty they can be sentenced one - five years in a federal prison. Often they are placed on probation and given a payment plan to meet. If they fail to make payments as required under the probation order they can then be sent to jail. This provides the family owed support a strong tool to force regular payments.
It is difficult to get the U.S. Attorney to file misdemeanor charges due to insufficient staffing in U.S. Attorney Offices throughout the country. The Federal Office of Child Support has established offices to review case and refer them on to the U.S. Attorney to try to ensure that as many case as possible get prosecuted. The office that so this are call Please Save Our Children (PSOC). Usually you state child support agency refers your case to the PSOC office.
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How to Collect Child Support, 3rd Edition
Table of Contents
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Why Child Support Enforcement is Important
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Federal Child Support Laws
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Choosing the Best Way to
Collect Support
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Getting Help from the Government to Collect Child Support
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Troubleshooting Government Bureaucracy
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Finding Nonpaying Parents
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Finding Nonpaying Parent's Assets
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Getting a Child Support Order
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Modifying (changing)Your Child Support Order
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Establishing Paternity
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What Type of Child Support Case Do You Have?
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Ways to Collect Support without Going to Court
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Court Enforcement: Civil and Criminal Child support Enforcement Enforcement
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Out-of-State Cases
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Effective Methods to Enforcement Child Support Orders (Local, State, and
Interstate)
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Medical Support
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Government Agencies Child support Laws, Rules and Time Frames to Take Action
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