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Enforcing Child Support: FAQs<\/h1>\n
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Courts use child support orders to ensure minor children receive financial support. Court also have several tools to enforce these orders. These frequently asked questions will help you understand how the government enforces child support orders. <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n

Typically, a court will order a non-custodial parent to pay child support. But a parent may not make child support payments despite a court order to do so<\/a>. In that case, the other parent, caregiver, or guardian<\/a> may need to take further action.
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But how do you enforce a child support order? Some parents work with their local child support agency to enforce and collect payments. Others get professional legal help from a child support attorney<\/a>. An attorney can also help a non-custodial parent modify a child support order.<\/p>\n

Below are answers to common questions about child support enforcement.<\/p>\n

Note that while the parent paying child support is typically the non-custodial parent<\/a>, this is not always the case. One parent may have to pay support when the parents share joint legal custody<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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