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Legal Information: New Jersey

Child Support

Laws current as of October 23, 2024

What can I do if the other parent is not paying the ordered child support?

New Jersey’s child support enforcement program could help enforce the order without you having to go to court. You can read more about how the different government agencies work together to enforce child support orders on the New Jersey state government website.

The other option you have is to file in court, hopefully with the help of an attorney, to help you enforce your child support order. A judge could enforce the child support order by doing any of the following to the non-paying parent:

  • withholding:
    • current or future income;
    • unemployment benefits;
    • money owed to him/her; or
    • trust funds;
  • denying, suspending, or revoking driving, professional, occupational, recreational or sporting licenses; and
  • ordering the arrest of the parent who is not following with order.1

1 N.J. Stat. § 2A:17-56.8

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