Child Support Collections in America

Child Support CollectionsCollecting unpaid child support can be a challenge for some custodial parents seeking assistance from the non-custodial parent. The state child support collections agency in your area have several methods they use in order to collect current or past due child support. One method used in collecting child support is income withholding, which is the most popular and convenient way of retrieving child support payments. The state child support enforcement agency can also utilize a number of methods for enforcing child support payments. These methods are judicial action, intercepting any other sources of income, garnishing bank accounts, consumer credit bureau reporting, revoke of any licenses, and passport denial or suspension. The First Steps The first thing the custodial parent must do in order to collect child support payments is to locate the non-custodial parent. Then, the custodial parent must establish legal paternity. Next, the court will send out a ord...