A new child support plan in Virginia will give deadbeat parents a second chance to stay out of jail while also saving the state jail costs.
In 2007, 7,000 deadbeat parents were jailed with the average sentence lasting about 6 months.
State officials say that most child support delinquents don’t need jail time, but rather pressure from the court to pay up.






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you can’t pay if you’re in jail. you shouldn’t be jailed if you have been paying, but fall behind due to circumstances like making less money, job loss, etc