Miscellaneous Child Support Issues

As in any area of the law, child support can be complicated.  For an overview of Bucks County child support, make sure you see Child Support in Bucks County.  

Can the court mandate automatic support payments from the paycheck of the non custodial parent?

The court can provide for automatic payments and require the employer to send payment to the domestic relations office.  

Can a support order be modified?

Pennsylvania law and the Bucks County courts allows a parent to have a support order reviewed every three years.  However, if there are changes such as an increase or decrease in net income or a change in child care costs or medical coverage, then the domestic relations office must be notified within seven days.  

Not Paying Child Support

What are the penalties for not paying child support?

If child support payments are three months in arrears the following penalties may be invoked:

imprisonment for up to six months, revoking a driver’s license and passport, seizure of bank accounts, filing a report with a credit bureau and seizure of tax refunds.