When a biological parent does not pay child support for their child after being ordered to do so by the court, the custodial parent can get a judgment against the other parent to force them to pay.
Identification
As with other debts, child support debt may have a statute of limitations. A statute of limitations stipulates how long you can be sued for a particular debt or how long a judgment against you can be enforced.
Time Frame
In Arkansas, the statute of limitations on non-adjudicated child support debt is five years after the child turns 18 or finishes high school, whichever comes last. Adjudicated child support debt can be enforced for an additional five years. This type of child support debt can also be revived every 10 years.
Considerations
If you have a child support judgment against you in Arkansas but move to another state, the original statute of limitations from Arkansas still applies to your debt. If your support judgment is from another state, then the Arkansas statute of limitations will not apply to your debt.
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