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A finding of willful contempt could result in further penalties, including fines and other financial sanctions. Under certain circumstances, the court could also order the delinquent parent to jail. The parent may be released after a predetermined period of time or upon making a predetermined payment.

The parent must file a motion to terminate child support with the Rhode Island Family Court. Courts typically cannot order a non-custodial parent to provide child support beyond a child's 19th birthday unless the child has a severe impairment and continues to live with the custodial parent.

Here in Rhode Island, there are no laws that provide for child support during college or other post-secondary education. Child support in Rhode Island ends at age 18, or until 90 days after the child graduates from high school, but not beyond the age of 19.

A finding of willful contempt could result in further penalties, including fines and other financial sanctions. Under certain circumstances, the court could also order the delinquent parent to jail. The parent may be released after a predetermined period of time or upon making a predetermined payment.

However, a "deadbeat" parent - that is, one who fails to pay the full amount of child support every month - can face significant fines and even jail time in some circumstances. A child support obligation continues as long as the child support order is in place or until the child reaches the age of majority.

The ?Insurance Intercept Act? says that any insurance company making a settlement of any claim of $3,000.00 or more must look up the case on the Rhode Island Child Support Lien website to determine if the non-custodial par- ent is on the list of parents who owe past due support of $500.00 or more.