Wisconsin Father divorces in 1995. Father ordered to pay child support for his 2 year old.
Father enters plea agreement with prosecutor’s office over his failure to pay support for years. Agreement places Father on probation and defers prosecution.
Father doesn’t comply with agreement. Father convicted of felony failure to support his child.
Father in arrears by more than $25,000 by 2006. Father then sentenced to five years’ incarceration.
Plus a year’s “supervision” and two years’s probation after that. During which Father must work and continue paying child support arrearages.
Not paying timely certainly worked out well for Father…
Read more in this Baraboo [WI] News Republic article: Man gets 5 years for not paying child support.