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Debtors prisons are illegal, but failing to pay child support can land you in prison?
11-09-2012, 08:49 PM
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You are correct, there are no debtors prisons in the United States. You can not be incarcerated for owing money. Owing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is an exception.

People who fail to pay child support go to jail for violating a court order, not for owing money.
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