Man Jailed for Failure to Pay Child Support

In Trumbull County, an Ohio man will spend a great deal of time in jail. Authorities say that the man failed to make thousands of dollars in child support payments.

In fact, 46-year-old Joseph Kozma approximately $40,000 in child support.

On Tuesday, Kozma was sentenced to serve six months at a facility in Lorain.  He was also ordered to start paying back the money he owes immediately following his release. If he does not make payments, he could find himself in jail again.

Are you owed child support?  Have you found that it is difficult to collect child support payments from your child's other parent?  If so, it is important that you retain representation from a skilled family law attorney that can help you take legal action and collect the payments you are entitled to by law.  When it comes to failure to pay child support, you have options and can become informed of those options by speaking with a family lawyer.