St. Paul, MN family law attorney Allyson Kerr explains how she can help you if your ex is not paying child support. She explains that when someone fails to pay child support, there are a couple of options. One option, if automatic income withholding is not already in place, is to sign up with the local county so that support can be automatically deducted from the payor’s wages by their employer. If that step has already been taken and the issue continues, the next option is to file a contempt action, asking the court to hold the non-paying party in contempt for failure to pay support—an action that can potentially result in jail time.