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If the parent obligated to pay support has gone 6 months without paying, or is behind more than $1,000, the County Attorney may file flagrant nonsupport charges, which is a Class D Felony punishable from 1 to 5 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.

How do I close my child support case? If the custodial parent is not receiving public assistance for the child, he/she may stop IV-D child support services at any time by sending a written request to the local child support office requesting a discontinuance of services.

New Income Maximums The new changes to child support law increase the maximum combined monthly adjusted parental gross income utilized for calculating child support. Previously the chart stopped at $15,000 monthly, which is $180,000 per year. The new chart goes up to $30,000 monthly, or $360,000 per year.

The state permits a waiver of some or all child support arrears with court approval, provided the parents mutually agree (or the state agrees when the debt is owed to the state).

For Kentucky child support orders, the child support order ends when the child turns 18, unless he or she is still enrolled in high school, in which case child support would continue through the school year in which the child turns 19.

413.090 Action upon judgment, contract, or bond -- Fifteen-year limitation -- Action for child support arrearages -- Time to commence action tolled until obligations cease as to last child on order.

The new law removed a 1.5 multiplier, which is often called the “Shared Parenting Penalty Multiplier,” that randomly inflated shared parenting child support. Other changes included adding a self-support reserve, which assures low-income parents enough resources for themselves.

In fact, once a party owes $2,000 or more they may be charged with felony nonsupport, resulting in prison sentences and a permanent felony record that will limit employment opportunities in the future.