how long do you stay in jail for child support
You can be sentenced to 6 months in jail for each month you do not pay. Child support is an ongoing monthly item, if you don't pay for 12 months, that is 12 contempt sanctions.Each Contempt sanction carries a maximum jail sentence of 180 days.f you are asking how much time in jail you can get, the answer is 5 days for every charge you are convicted. Every month you fail to pay would constitute one contempt count. Thus, if they are charging you for 12 months missed payments that would be 12 contempt counts and you could be given 60 days in jail.