People Face Jail Time for Failing to Pay Child Support

Did you know that failure to pay child support could mean jail time? That is the case in many states, like Mississippi, where twenty people were found guilty of felony negligence to make child support payments.

According to the state attorney general's office, twenty people were indicted on felony charges for failing to make court-ordered child support payments. This led to jail time for some, as much as five years, while others were given lengthy probation sentences. Those that were lucky enough to get probation were warned, however, that failure to make even just one payment could get them a free trip to jail.

In the past eight years alone, the Department of Human Services in Mississippi has seen hundreds of cases of negligent parents. During that time, the debt amount has risen to $119 million, all of which belongs to the children of the state who count on payments for their day-to-day needs.

If you are owed child support payments and have had no luck collecting what you are owed for your children, contact a Los Angeles child support lawyer from our firm now. Once you engage the services of our Los Angeles family lawyers, we will take immediate action to get you the payments you are owed by law.