Parents who do not pay their child support are deadbeat parents. This creates a hardship for the case managers in the child support office, the legal staff in preparing documents and court appearances, but most importantly, the children who are the recipients of the child support. Child support enforcement exists to help ensure that every child receives the support that is required by law. This process begins through court ordered divorce, paternity genetic testing, or …showed first 75 words of 411 total…

…showed last 75 words of 411 total…citizens do not want to get involved due to a fear of retaliation. Many steps are taken to attempt to enforce the order. The number of deadbeat parents is growing every day. Stricter laws need to be enacted to enforce these cases. Once the absent parent is jailed for non-compliance, there needs to be a minimum amount of time (ex: 60 days) that the individual has to serve regardless if the compliance is met or not.