How can I enforce a court order to pay child support?

Enforcing a court order to pay child support in North Carolina can be done in several ways. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Support Enforcement Program (CSE) helps to ensure parents provide for their children by locating parents, establishing paternity, and obtaining child support payments. The CSE can contact an employer to garnish wages. This means the employer will deduct the court-ordered amount from the paychecks of the parent responsible for paying child support before the parent is paid. The money is then sent to the CSE as child support payments. Another way the CSE can enforce a court order is by intercepting the parent’s tax refund. The CSE can also suspend a parent’s driver’s, professional, or recreational license if they are not paying court-ordered child support payments. The CSE can also file a Petition for Contempt of Court. This is a legal document that claims the parent has not followed the court order by not making the necessary payments. If the court finds the parent in contempt of court, they can be subject to additional fines or even jail time. Additionally, an enforcement action may be taken to acquire assets such as real estate, bank accounts, and other property from the parent responsible for making child support payments. This is done to collect any outstanding debts the parent may owe. It is important for the parent receiving child support payments to keep records of any payments made and to contact the CSE to discuss any issues they may have with a court-ordered child support payment.

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