The first things to do are get the child support obligation in an order of the court, have it taken via wage withholding, and then paid through centralized collections. If the person who owes the support is late in his payments or fails to pay the full amount, the law in the State of North Carolina requires the agency to create a notice of delinquency and send it to the clerk of court in the area where the obligation arose. This notice of delinquency will be sent to the person who owes the support and may lead to a court generated action for contempt and enforcement of the order. It is important that an order be utilized for the child support payment to allow the remedies of contempt for the enforcement of the child support obligation. A contempt action simply allows the party owed the support to request a judge to enforce the order and penalize the party who has failed to make the payment either in a timely manner or in full. Other remedies available are: arrest and bail, garnishment, wage assignment, injunction, receivership, transfer of title or interest in both real and personal property, and the creation of a bond or surety to make certain payment is handled appropriately in the future. In some cases, the court may require the party who has not paid the support to forfeit any licenses he or she has.