| whoever told you that they could not be put into one document is correct. they are seperate issues.
what im wondering is where the 'paper' came from that your fiance signed? if it is not a court document, it probably not worth anything at all. even if the mediator prepared it it is still not a binding agreement unless the issue has been seen by a judge.
and here is the answer to your question, if the father is not paying child support (a very serious offense) he can be jailed (if you like) until such time that he remits payment (it is actually called 'the deadbeat dad law' in fact.)
if he wants involvement with the child he will get the chance to set up a payment schedule, through the courts, and not get into any trouble. if he doesn't want to pay it, you may not withold visitation, but you CAN file for remittance from the state (they will take it from his pay automatically) and they will take care of the details.
these are your options, and usually if the father does not want to pay, he will give up his custody (retaining visitation rights) to forego the repayment of back support.
on a side note, if your fiance has recieved ANY state aid (food stamps, WIC, Medicaid) then all she needs to do is file with social services and the state itself goes and gets the money from the owing parent (they will take it for all state aid provided up to the amount allotted) and give the rest to her.
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