The state can draw upon many enforcement mechanisms when a parent stops paying child support. If efforts to motivate the parent to begin payments or catch up on missed payments fail, then the court system can take action to seize funds. This can occur through wage garnishment, placing a lien on property, seizing a tax refund, freezing a bank account, revocation of a professional license or suspension of a driver’s license. A person who will not comply with a child support order could ultimately face a contempt of court charge and jail.