Under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (RURESA), a child support order issued by a court in one state can be enforced by a family court in the state to which the parent having the payment obligation may have moved. However, certain conditions have to be met. The custodial parent has a couple of options available to collect the child support payments by going through the Juvenile & Domestic Relations General District Court. For instance, the custodial parent can seek to have the existing support order registered in the home state of the payor parent. The order is sent to the clerk of the family law court in the city or county where the payor parent now resides. That court may then proceed to enforce the order and compel the payment of the support. However, by following this option, the out-of-state parent can contest the reasonableness of the support amount contained in the order and ask the foreign court to reduce it. The alternative method is for the custodial parent to return to the court issuing the support order and commence an action to collect from the non-resident parent. The enforcement agency that services the court in child support matters will notify the non-resident parent's new home state of the enforcement action so that collection efforts can begin there. The collection actions may include wage withholding (garnishment). playgoers new home state on that enforcement action, such as wage withholding, can be implemented If the payor parent does not pay, the issuing state court may issue a warrant for the parent's arrest.

Frequently Asked Questions

 


Q: How is chikld support collected if the parent responsible for paying it moves to another state?

A:

Under the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (RURESA), a child support order issued by a court in one state can be enforced by a family court in the state to which the parent having the payment obligation may have moved. However, certain conditions have to be met. The custodial parent has a couple of options available to collect the child support payments by going through the Juvenile & Domestic Relations General District Court.

For instance, the custodial parent can seek to have the existing support order registered in the home state of the payor parent. The order is sent to the clerk of the family law court in the city or county where the payor parent now resides. That court may then proceed to enforce the order and compel the payment of the support. However, by following this option, the out-of-state parent can contest the reasonableness of the support amount contained in the order and ask the foreign court to reduce it.

The alternative method is for the custodial parent to return to the court issuing the support order and commence an action to collect from the non-resident parent. The enforcement agency that services the court in child support matters will notify the non-resident parent's new home state of the enforcement action so that collection efforts can begin there. The collection actions may include wage withholding (garnishment). playgoers new home state on that enforcement action, such as wage withholding, can be implemented If the payor parent does not pay, the issuing state court may issue a warrant for the parent's arrest.


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