How to report a parent not paying child support

Collect A Child Support Payment

How Do I Collect Child Support?

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  Get Prepared

  Either parent can Open a Child Support Case online, call the DCSS office at 1-844-MYGADHS (1-844-694-2347) or print, fill out and mail in their application packet. You can also complete the application online, then print it out and bring it with all required and supporting documents to your local Child Support Office.

  However, to get a support order, establish paternity, or enforce a support order, DCSS must know where the noncustodial parent (NCP) lives and/or works. There is no guarantee the other parent will be found, but the more information you provide, the easier it will be.

  DCSS will order a paternity test to be conducted if paternity has not been established or if it is disputed.

   

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  Gather What You’ll Need

  • One form of government-issued picture ID (Valid driver’s license, passport, Green Card, Visa)

  • Birth certificates for children born OUTSIDE of Georgia

  • School enrollment verification

  • Photocopy of all existing support orders, including the divorce decree that contains spousal with child support

  • Paternity Acknowledgement- Unwed parents are given a chance to sign a Voluntary Paternity Acknowledgement form at or near the time of the child’s birth

   

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  Apply

  Fill out the application completely, then mail it and any applicable fees to the child support office in your county. Call the DCSS Communications Center at 1-844-MYGADHS (1-844-694-2347) if you need further information on the application process.

   

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  Set Up Payments

  You can receive payments through either a debit card or direct deposit. State law requires income withholding, and in most cases the support amount can be deducted from the NCP's paycheck.

   

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  Enforce the support order

  If a parent does not obey a support order, he or she may be found in contempt of court. A contempt action may be filed against the NCP who fails to make support payments or does not maintain the required medical insurance. NCPs found in contempt of court may be fined, sentenced to jail, or both. 

  The judge may order the NCP who is unable to pay to be enrolled in the Fatherhood Program or in the Parental Accountability Court program. In addition to being enrolled in one of these programs, the NCP is still obligated to pay the full amount of current and past-due support. The child support order may also be enforced through one of the following actions:

  • Withholding child support from paychecks, unemployment or weekly worker's compensation benefits

  • Offsetting federal and/or state income tax refunds

  • Reporting the parent’s delinquent child support payments to the three credit reporting bureaus

  • Suspension or revocation of a NCP’s drivers’, professional, occupational or recreational hunting or fishing licenses for their failure to pay child support as ordered

  • Intercepting lottery winnings when they exceed $2,500

  • Filing contempt actions in the superior court which may result in a jail sentence if the NCP is found to be in contempt of court

  • Filing of liens to seize matched bank accounts, lump sum worker's compensation settlements and real or personal property

  • Denial, suspension or revocation of the passport of someone who owes more than $2,500 in child support

   

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This information was prepared as a public service of the State of Georgia to provide general information, not to advise on any specific legal problem. It is not, and cannot be construed to be, legal advice. If you have questions regarding any matter contained on this page, please contact the related agency.

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The child support enforcement program has legislative authority to collect overdue child support (arrears) and to obtain medical coverage through a variety of administrative procedures. Administrative procedures can be put into action without going to court.

Before any administrative procedure is begun, a notice is sent to the noncustodial parent. The notice explains the procedure, provides a deadline and instructions to comply with or challenge the action, and explains the consequences of failing to comply. Several different kinds of enforcement actions may occur at the same time, based on the dollar amount of the debt or the length of time the debt has been accruing.

The following information is a summary of some of the administrative procedures that may be used to collect overdue child support.

Procedures to Collect Current or Overdue Child Support

The two administrative procedures described below, Income Execution (IEX) and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) Intercept, may be used to collect either current or overdue child support.

Income Execution (IEX)

Income Execution (IEX) is the process by which payments for current and/or overdue support are deducted from a noncustodial parent's wages or other income by the noncustodial parent's employer or income payor.

Unemployment Insurance Benefits (UIB) Intercept

Noncustodial parents who are receiving unemployment insurance from the New York State Department of Labor will have current and/or overdue child support payments automatically deducted from their UIB payments.

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Procedures to Collect Overdue Support

Income Tax Refund Intercept (Federal and State)

A delinquent noncustodial parent's federal and/or State income tax refund may be intercepted to pay overdue child support.

Credit Bureau Submission

The names of delinquent noncustodial parents may be submitted to the major consumer credit reporting agencies. As a result, the noncustodial parent may have difficulty obtaining a loan or other forms of credit until the overdue child support is paid.

Lottery Intercept

New York State lottery winnings may be intercepted to pay overdue child support.

Property Execution

Financial assets, including bank accounts, may be seized in order to satisfy overdue child support.

Driver's License Suspension

New York State driver's licenses may be suspended for a delinquent noncustodial parent.

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Passport Denial

The New York State Division of Child Support Services and the U.S. State Department work together to prevent delinquent noncustodial parents from renewing or obtaining a passport.

Liens

Liens may be filed against a delinquent noncustodial parent's real estate or personal injury claims or awards in order to collect overdue child support.

Tax Referrals

The names of delinquent noncustodial parents are sent to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF). DTF can then apply specific tax collection remedies to collect the overdue child support.

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Procedure to Obtain Health Insurance Coverage

Medical Support Enforcement

When a court order for child support directs the noncustodial parent to provide health insurance coverage, a National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) is sent to the employer. The NMSN requires the employer to obtain the necessary health insurance on behalf of the noncustodial parent's dependent children.

Remember: Most of these enforcement procedures will not be used unless the noncustodial parent fails to pay child support.

How to transfer child support directly to the child, including to his bank account? - Lawyer in Samara and Moscow - representation in court and legal services

The child has the right to receive maintenance from his parents and other family members (clause 1, article 60 of the RF IC). The amounts due to the child, in particular as alimony, are at the disposal of the parents (persons replacing them) and are spent by them on the maintenance, upbringing and education of the child. At the same time, the court, at the request of a parent who is obliged to pay alimony for minor children, has the right to make a decision on the transfer of no more than 50% of the amount of alimony payable to accounts opened in the name of minor children in banks (clause 2, article 60 of the RF IC; p. 15 Decisions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 25.10.1996 No. 9).

The main reason for transferring maintenance directly to the child's account is usually the fear of the transferring parent that the receiving parent may use the maintenance amounts for other purposes.

Target spending of alimony should be understood as the direction of funds for the maintenance, upbringing, education of the child and the preservation of the material level, which allows for its full development (clause 1, section III of the Review of judicial practice, approved by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on May 13, 2015). nine0003

Alimony can be transferred not only on the basis of a court decision, but also on the basis of a notary agreement. In such an agreement, parents have the right to establish that part of the alimony (or the entire amount) is transferred directly to the child into his account.

Please note!

The transfer of funds to a child, including to an account, without a court decision or without a notarized agreement on the payment of alimony is not considered alimony and can be regarded as a gift of money to a child. nine0003

If you want to transfer child support directly to the child, we recommend that you follow the following algorithm.

Step 1. Discuss with the other parent the possibility of signing a notarized child support agreement or modifying it (if the agreement is already in place) to include a condition that a portion of the child support be transferred to the child's account.

If the parents have agreed among themselves, they should apply to a notary to certify the agreement on the payment of alimony (art. 99 - 101 RF IC). In a notarial agreement, parents can establish that part of the alimony is placed at the disposal of the second parent (for the maintenance of the child), and part is transferred directly to the child's account.

The agreement can be changed at any time by mutual agreement of the parties, including if the parents agreed to transfer part of the amount of alimony to the child's account later (clause 2, article 101 of the RF IC).

Step 2. In case of failure to reach an agreement to conclude or change a notarial agreement on the payment of alimony, apply to the court. nine0018