Child Support Collection – What Can the State Do to Enforce Collection of the Child Support Order?

If you owe child support, the state can directly access your assets to satisfy the child support order. The following are several ways they may access your property to satisfy arrearage:

• Taking money directly out of your pay check via a wage assignment

• Intercepting tax refunds, lottery winnings, social security proceeds, worker’s compensation awards, unemployment, and disability insurance. This means that the child support owed will be deducted from the total owed to you from these other proceeds

• Ordering a lien on any property owned in the county

• Freezing and seizing funds from your bank accounts.

In addition, there are certain penalties and other consequences for failing to pay child support arrearage. This includes:

• A penalty assessment from 6% to 72% of the arrearage amount

• Interest at 10% of the arrearage amount per annum

• Suspension of driver’s license or professional state license

• The federal government may refuse to issue or renew your passport

• Negative impact on your credit score

• Fines and jail time.

Thus, it’s in your best interest to address the arrearage issue as soon as possible and to prevent or mitigate the collection process and associated penalties.

If you or someone you know has an issue with child support, you will need an experienced Southern California child support lawyer to help you through this difficult matter. At Wallin & Klarich, we have helped people with child support for over 30 years. Call us today at (888) 749-7428. We will be there when you call.