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Because when it comes to child support, you've been ordered by a judge to pay. Violating a court order is a criminal offense. There are other ways to manage ov

• geebee 12y ago
  This is interesting. Could you explain how it is avoidable? I am genuinely asking, not looking for something to argue about (I may disagree, just want to make sure you know I'm not looking for something to disagree with, I am asking this because I really don't know). My limited understanding is that people can be sent to jail for failure to pay even if they have turned over all existing assets (i.e., no concealing assets or fraud) and have made no effort to evade payment. For instance, if someone "loses" a job and the judge believes that the person is not making a sufficient effort to find one and resume payment, that can be sufficient to send someone to jail. Is that the case?
  • Canada 12y ago
    My understanding is that effort is irrelevant. Either the man pays or is imprisoned. I wonder how much of these debts not money paid by the state to the monther, but are fines or penalties that generate revenue for the state itself.
• Someone1234 12y ago
  > Because when it comes to child support, you've been ordered by a judge to pay. Violating a court order is a criminal offense. Explaining the legal mean doesn't preclude the above person's point that the entire system essentially amounts to debtors prison. > The situation escalating to incarceration is largely avoidable. If the person literally cannot afford to pay, how is it avoidable? I assume if the person had assets, the court would have already seized them.