After your client admits being behind in child support payments, how do you address the jail jeopardy issue? A child support obligor faces the possibility of jail in several ways: when willful failure to pay is contempt of court; when child support arrears equal $10,000 or more, triggering the felony provisions, and when the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act is invoked.
This presentation will help family law practitioners recall and apply the basics of criminal defense to get past the stigma, work toward a resolution, and channel funds into the care of children.