What happens if a parent receiving child support moves out of state?

If a parent receiving child support moves out of state, it does not mean that the child support payments stop. Parents cannot move out of state in order to avoid paying child support in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) can enforce child support orders across state lines. The DCF can work in partnership with the other state’s child support agency to make sure that payments are made. If you, the receiving parent, move out of state, you must notify the DCF or the court that issued the child support order. The DCF will work with the other state’s child support agency to update the child support order and begin enforcing it in the other state. Depending on the laws of the other state, the court may need to issue a new child support order. The other parent will still need to follow the Wisconsin order and keep making payments. The DCF may also register the Wisconsin child support order with the other state. This would allow the court in the other state to enforce the order. This means that the court has the authority to enforce the order and can take further action to collect overdue payments. If one parent does not follow the order, the DCF can take several steps to collect the overdue payments. These include the suspension of driver’s licenses and the interception of income tax refunds. The DCF can also take legal action against the other parent and it could result in jail time if they do not follow the court’s orders.

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