What is the maximum time a man should spend in jail for child support?

Well... he certainly can't be sending any money if he isn't working. On the other hand, I suppose he should stay in jail as long as it takes for him to realize he has responsibilities he needs to address. How long would you want him to stay in jail if he wasn't sending you support?

I dont believe putting a man in jail for missed support is the right solution at all, think about it, if a man is in jail he 1)isn't working, so no way to pay support this way and 2)could loose his job (if he had one)

Instead, I believe that if the man has a job, and after trying a child support worker has exhausted communication, the employer should be called and his wages should be automatically garnished, If you wanna renew your licence you cant tell you've made back payments or some kind of agreement, and I think your assets should be sold off

If the guy doenst work, you cant get blood from a stone, so the way I see it, if the guy is a dead beat, hes a dead beat, and if the guy is neglecting to pay because he simply cant afford it, there should be other avenues to pursue other then jail for the sake of him keeping and mainting employment (no one wins if he gets fired)

In most states now if the non custodial parent does not pay child support then they loose their drivers license...but its not only dead beat dads it moms too...and if they are put in jail for it it is usually up to the judge how long they will spend in jail and if they are then dhhr (welfare) will pick up were the dead beat dad/mom is not paying or if they are not put in jail they will loose all of their income tax to pay back the child support to the parent who has custody or to the state ....

But nothing can be done if it is not taken back to your local Family Court and presented to the Judge.....

I feel a REAL man pays the support. If it was up to me....A year for every month not paid, and retroactive until the entire payment is made reguardless of the child's age...An obligation is an obligation....

I even think that if a man makes no payments, the child turns 18 he STILL needs to make ALL PAST PAYMENTS

They should require the man to work for the state cleaning up trash on the roads, etc, pay him and give 90% of his income to pay off the child support.

i dont know what spending a year in jail would do... then there wouldn't be any money made for any kids. But a man who isn't paying his child support is a total deadbeat.

I can't understand why any man or woman would not want to have contact with their kids, mine are part of my life everyday and I would hate not to see them, that would be a worse punishment than jail time and I mean it.

the most I ever seen was 30 days! there is not enough jail space just for people who don't pay c/s !

No ,he should not be in jail but there again if he is a swine and refuses to pay for the fun of it then hang him but if its a poor sod that cant afford to pay and his wife wont even let him see the kids then its the woman that should be in jail

Make him get a second job and a vasectomy and his wife should help him pay she knew he was a package deal