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Six-Month Review

Quick Facts

Six-month review of child support and parenting time compliance.
All parties must be informed.
Noncompliance can lead to contempt or other sanctions.
Drivers license can be suspended at 6-mo. review.

At six months from the date of the court's order, a parent can request a review of custody, parenting time, and support rights and obligations. The request must be submitted within the first six months after the court enters the decree of dissolution or legal separation or the order that establishes the child custody, parenting time, or financial support.

The hearing must include all parents and parties, so the court requires that notice is given to all parties involved. One parent cannot seek review in secret. The hearing will not necessarily be at the six-month mark, but the court clerk will schedule it as close to the six-month point as possible.

At the six-month hearing, the court will review the following:

whether child support is current; and
whether both parents are complying with the parenting time provisions of the order.

At the six-month hearing, the supporting parent (obligor) has the burden of proof that child support payments are current. A parent may request that the public authority provide information to the parents and court regarding child support payments. A parent must request the information from the public authority at least 14 days before the hearing to give the agency sufficient time to respond.

Contempt of court and all statutory remedies for child support and parenting time enforcement may be imposed by the court at the six-month hearing for noncompliance by either parent. Contempt of court can mean a fine or jail time. Other penalties might include the court ordering the suspension of the parent's drivers license.