Is it hard to get a job when you go to jail for not paying child support???

Question

ex is behind like $9,000 and has to turn self in, if he ever gets out will it be hard for him to find work (l mean if he really wanted to work) and if he does not turn himself in will they come looking 4 him? just a side note l live in texas and not one of those woman who have a lot of kids just 2 collect , l work a full time job and have 2 kiddos and just wondering??

Answer 1

That he is $9,000 in arrears indicates his lack of interest in supporting his children.  Jailing him may never help him to become a responsible person.  However, if he is jailed, he gets to serve as a bad example and may (according to some research) cause others to pay their support obligations out of fear of incarceration.

I regret that you had two children with such an irresponsible person.  I hope your other choices in life have shown better judgment.

And be glad that you are rid of this guy.

Answer 2

Nothing will happen at all unless you went up to the court/judge and told them that what they had ordered wasn't coming to pass.  Then they would swear out a warrant and he would go to jail for breaking what the judge ordered.

Answer 3

Think, how can he pay anything in jail? What happens, is if he can get a job, (it may not be hard to get one, if it is a general labor type) but if he owes, his employer will be notified that he owes "back child support" and the money will be taken out of his checks via the courts. This is frowned on by employers. But may not as much, if he lets the bookkeeper know ahead of time. Bookkeepers don't like surprises. So, if you ask that the courts place him in a work program, rather than jail,with stipulations (like a probation) all would benefit.  

Answer 4

In the state of Indiana it is a class D felony.  My ex wife has not paid any since 2006.  She is $4000 behind.  No the state will not go looking on their own.  

Answer 5

No, it is not hard to get a job when you go to jail, you will probably start working in the prison laundry room, for 13 cents a day.

Answer 6

If he is convicted of a crime it will show up on his background report. It will depend on how thorough his future employers are.

I'm not sure how hard the state will look for him, but they will eventually garnish is wages for back support if he gets a legal job and uses his own social security number. Try googling for "dead beat dad laws in Texas" and see what comes up.

You've been my contact for a while now and I see from your questions and answers how hard you struggle!  

Answer 7

The percentage of "deadbeat" moms is actually higher than that of dads who won't pay, even though mothers are more consistently awarded custody of children by the courts.

Census figures show only 57 percent of moms required to pay child support -- 385,000 women out of a total of 674,000 -- give up some or all of the money they owe. That leaves some 289,000 "deadbeat" mothers out there, a fact that has barely been reported in the media.

That compares with 68 percent of dads who pay up, according to the figures.