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Child support in the United States: Difference between revisions
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== Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) == | == Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) == | ||
Under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA [https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/policy-guidance/pl-113-183-uifsa-2008-enactment 2008]), if | Under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA [https://www.acf.hhs.gov/css/policy-guidance/pl-113-183-uifsa-2008-enactment 2008]), if either parent still resides in the state that issued a child-support order, then only the state which issued the order has the jurisdiction to modify it. | ||
==Cases== | ==Cases== | ||
*[[Turner v. Turner (1995)]] | *[[Turner v. Turner (1995)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:57, June 4, 2023
Regardless of the marital status, refusal to pay child support can result in both civil & criminal contempt.
Crime
While state agencies address non-payment of child support, there exist federal statutes criminalizing refusal to pay child support. According to 18 U.S. Code § 228, non-payment of a legal child support obligation is a criminal offense. To meet the criminal threshold, the back child support amount must exceed $5,000 (as of 2023) 18 U.S.C. § 228 (a)(1).
Cooperation among states
Inter-state enforcement of child support is laid out in federal code: 42 U.S.C. § 666(a)(9)(B).
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)
Under Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA 2008), if either parent still resides in the state that issued a child-support order, then only the state which issued the order has the jurisdiction to modify it.
