My income has increased since the court ordered child support. Can I be penalized for not paying more because of my increased income?

In most situations, child support increases are only retroactive to the date of the filing of a motion to modify child support. However, many courts and child support collection agencies require non-custodial parents to report their income on a regular basis to ensure smooth modification proceedings. If your orders do that, and you failed to do so, you might have some problems. If your orders do not require such, normally there is no obligation to pay anything more than what was ordered.