The payment of child support is a serious matter that can have very serious ramification for non-payment.  For example, the local department of child support services could seek to enforce the current monthly child support order by taking any of the following steps:

 

   1. Suspend any and all state issued licenses such as

•  Driver’s license
  

•  Professional licenses
  
  If this occurs you can either retain a family law attorney to negotiate with the Department of Child Support Services or file a motion to request Judicial Release of any and all state licenses that have been or will be suspended. The Department of Motor Vehicles can charge a fee to reinstate your license.
  
  The fee can be around $15.00 in California.  The California Department of Real Estate Charges around $85.00 dollars to reinstate a license. It can take up to 7 to 10 days to obtain the release of any state issued licenses.
  
  If by court order it can take up to three (3) days.  If your license is suspended  by the Department of motor vehicles a temporary license can be issued for a period of 150 days which will then terminate at the end of the 150 days unless released.
  
  
     2. Bank Levy/ FTB Collection program
  
  The State Department of Child Support Services can levy your accounts and have the Franchise Tax Board intercept income tax refunds IF you are past due in the payment of  your child support by $100.00 dollars or more.
  
  The Franchise Tax Board runs an asset search  and issues a levy if there are any assets available for levy.  The first $3500.00 can be Exempt or you can hire a family law attorney to file a motion to request additional exemptions due to a factual hardship.
  
     3. Denial of Passport
  
  The Department of State can refuse to issue a passport to any person who owes $2500.00 or more in child Support payments.  A notice will be sent to by the State Department.
  
   
  
     4. Child Support Services can report you to the Credit Reporting Agencies
  
  Your payment or non payment can be reported on a monthly basis to all credit reporting agencies such as TransUnion, Experian, Equifax and Inovis.