Tracking Down Employers & Job Changes

Collection lives and dies on knowing where the paycheck is. When a parent changes jobs, the goal is to find the new employer before an arrears gap opens.

How employers get found

New-hire registries, credit headers, licensing boards, and public records are all used to locate current employment. Employers must report new hires to the State Directory of New Hires, which is matched against open support cases (42 U.S.C. § 653a).

Building it into the order

Orders can require a parent to report a job change within a set time and impose penalties for failing to. Keep current HR contact information and issue a new Income Withholding Order promptly to avoid missed collection periods.

Since 1997, the attorneys for child support team at Sinkin Law Firm has recovered unpaid support for parents statewide.