LICENSE SUSPENSION

To stay on top of your child support payments, be sure to create a profile in Customer Connect where you can keep track of all of your support case information and reach out to the agency handling your case if you are having trouble making payments. Make sure you contact us right away so we can help you avoid license suspension and financial actions.

License Suspension 

If you owe overdue child support, your driver’s, professional, and/or recreational (fishing, hunting, etc.) license can be suspended. If your payment is overdue by more than 30 days, a notice is automatically sent to various California licensing agencies. The first time, the California licensing agency will mail you a letter and you will have 150 days to respond, or your license will be suspended. If it happens again, they will mail another letter, and you have only 30 days to respond.

Driver’s License

A driver’s license will not be suspended if an individual misses child support payments and their income is below a certain amount. You are still at risk of your driver’s license being suspended if you miss child support payments and your annual income is more than 70 percent of the median income for the county where you live. The area median income is based on the official state income limits issued by the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

This law only applies to driver’s licenses issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It does not apply to suspension of recreational (hunting, fishing, boating, etc.) and/or professional licenses (medical, cosmetologist, lawyer, etc.). 

If you think your driver’s license was suspended in error, or you have any questions related to your child support case, please contact the child support agency handling your case right away.