If you have an order for child support payments and the non-custodial parent is not paying, or the payments are incomplete or late, there are tools available to help get these payments. Each case is different and is reviewed individually. Each tool is also applied individually. When the Probation department identifies these cases and takes action to get the support paid, it is called enforcement.
New Jersey uses a computer system to record and monitor the amount of support due and paid.
This system also acts, automatically, when many of the following enforcement actions are needed. The Child Support Program has many enforcement tools to make sure the child support gets paid. For more detailed information, click on the topic or click here for all enforcement tools. Income withholding Income withholding is used to carry out most child support orders. The child support computers can find these cases that are eligible for income withholding and send a notice to the employer telling the employer to now deduct the support from the non-custodial parent's wages.