Mississippi Family Law Blog

Mississippi Mom runs to Hawaii to escape child support obligations

Last night the local NBC affiliate here in Jackson, Mississippi (WLBT) ran a story about a woman who moved to Hawaii in order to escape her child support obligations. The story raises a couple of issues. The first being there are men, as well as women, who neglect their child support obligations. In fact, the story points out that 11% of the people who are behind on child support payments are women. The second point is that despite an order from the Rankin County Chancery Court holding her in contempt, it will be difficult to bring the woman to justice given the costs associated with sending sheriff deputies to Hawaii to arrest her.