subject: Contempt of Court Charges: You Can End Up with Your Licenses Being Revoked [print this page] Don't be surprised to find one day your driver's license and/or business license has been revoked because you are unable to pay your child support payments. Not realizing it can happen can be quite a shock. But it happens often.
The Child Support Recovery Act that was established in 1992 allows for any kind of license you own to be revoked, such as a business license or drivers' license. This usually happens because of a contempt hearing for nonpayment charge. But there are some things you can do, especially if you understand why it can happen.
Being a no show or not responding at a hearing that was set is the usual reason why this happens. To prevent this, always show up in the courtroom for the hearings or put a response to the courts or the judge in writing. If you didn't pay attention to collection notices from child support enforcement, it can happen as well. Don't make either of these mistakes.
You are going to have to do several things to get your license reinstated. Offering some type of payment immediately is absolutely necessary. Having a written payment plan for the future is also going to be necessary. If you don't have both of these things, you don't have much of a chance in the courtroom. But the chances the judge will reinstate your license are much higher if you do. The ideal situation would be to avoid it in the first place, so try to avoid the situation if at all possible.
Contempt of Court Charges: You Can End Up with Your Licenses Being Revoked
