Austin Child Support Enforcement Lawyer 

Many times after a court order has been entered one party will try to hold the other party hostage by failing to follow the court order.  Most of the time this occurs when one party fails to pay court ordered child support.  If this happens the proper recourse is a motion for child support enforcement and contempt of a court order.  

If a court finds that one party has failed to comply with a court order an enforcement action against the opposing party is granted the court will enforce the payments of child support and will award the other party attorney's fees.

A parent can also be held in contempt for failing to comply with the visitation schedule set forth in the prior order or for failing to return the child to the custodial parent.

Under a contempt ruling, a party may be placed in jail and released by posting a bond for the amount of past due child support. It's amazing how quickly a party found in contempt can come up with money when jail is an alternative.

If your former spouse has stopped making child support payments contact the Law Office of Ryan S. Dougay to enforce child support.