In Marion County, Indiana that is exactly what the government offered to people who were behind on their child support. During the month long amnesty event, the government offices even opened on the weekends to make deal with people to get back on track with their child support obligations.

It’s an interesting idea. I don’t know that this has been tried here in any local counties, but I would suggest that it is not a bad idea. Yes, it sounds nice to say that someone is going to go to jail for not supporting their child. It shoulds like justice, right? Well, how does being in jail help the child who is entitled to support? If someone is willing to offer a repayment plan and get back on track, that may just be a better option than putting them in jail.

Keep in mind the option of jail is always there if the people do not live up to the plans of repayment that are established. Congrats to Marion county for trying something to collect money for the children!

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