Do inmates pay child support?
I heard my ex is getting a lot of money deposited in their commissary account, do inmates have to pay child support?
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Going to jail does not automatically change a child support order.
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Going to jail does not automatically change a child support order. Only a judge can change or modify a child support order. If a parent that is in jail has income or assets that can be used to pay for your child's support, he or she has to continue to pay child support.
If there already is a child support
order, and the parent who was ordered to pay child support goes to jail (is incarcerated), the child support order does not automatically end. The order remains in effect until the court changes it or modifies it.
The incarcerated parent may be able to pay child support if he or she still
has income or assets that could be used to support your child - including money that is in the inmate's commissary account, you would need a court order to intervene and garnish a percentage of the monthly deposit.
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Accepted Answer Date Created: April 22,2016
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This response was prepared by InmateAid’s editorial team in consultation with former inmates who have direct experience with the federal correctional system. InmateAid has served families of the incarcerated since 2012. This is general information only — not legal advice.
Last reviewed April 2016.