Sentences with phrase «delinquent parent»

The court and DCSE also have other tools at their disposal that may not directly force delinquent parents to comply with child support orders, but punish those parents for nonpayment of support:

Much more of her farcically delinquent parenting would have landed her in jail.

• Online posting of the names and photos of delinquent parents with outstanding arrest warrants to determine their whereabouts.

CSE uses several methods to force delinquent parents to make payments, including revoking your passport.

Calls were made to delinquent parents, but by Tuesday, students with negative balances had their hot lunches thrown away.

If a noncustodial parent has become delinquent and isn't making payments according to the child support order, the custodial parent may go back to court and file an enforcement action, which means that the parent asks the judge to make the delinquent parent follow the support order and make the required payments.

It's not uncommon for judges to fine or jail delinquent parents for «contempt of court» (meaning, the delinquent parent disobeyed a court order — in this case, a child support order).

an order that takes public assistance funds or state Medicaid from the delinquent parent to be paid to the custodial parent as child support.

a «withholding order» that takes the delinquent parent's income from his or her paycheck and gives it to the custodial parent for child support; up to the amount of child support plus 20 % for past due payments

A judge might also require a delinquent parent to pay a portion of the outstanding child support as a condition of being released from jail.

An enforcement action gives the judge the power to order the delinquent parent to follow the support order and make the required payments.

It's relatively common for judges to fine or jail delinquent parents for «contempt of court» (meaning, the delinquent parent disobeyed a court order — in this case, a child support order).

For example, the delinquent parent might be blocked from getting or renewing a passport.