What happens when the parent ordered to pay support has money to pay but still won’t pay?

While California Child Support uses enforcement tools such as credit reporting and income tax intercepts, you can help your local child support office by providing any information you have about the other parent’s address, income, job, and assets like homes or cars. The court may find a parent in contempt of court if that parent has the ability to pay but is refusing to pay child support. This is a serious charge that is only used when all other enforcement actions have failed.