Under some circumstances, when a parent with a child support obligation receives jail time, the parent does not have to pay child support payments. If the court finds a parent owing child support has "voluntarily impoverished" themselves, the court may "impute income" to the parent. The best idea is to file a motion for modification with the court so that the child support order matches the agreement between you and the other parent. Support reviews over at Childsupport can also be reduced if th...