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    lucymatos Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 28, 2011, 08:48 AM
    Child support
    Does anyone know how long someone would stay in jail if they have not paid their child support in a few months?
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    Aug 28, 2011, 11:03 AM
    Up to each judge, from one to two months normally
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    Aug 28, 2011, 11:25 AM
    It does no good keeping someone in jail as there will be zero support coming in. if they were in jail long enough they could have child support dropped.
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    Aug 30, 2011, 10:34 AM
    If you provided your location, you would get information specific to it.
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