In many states, child-support debt continues to mount while men are locked up. In Pennsylvania, men can petition to have enforcement suspended, but it's a slow process. Many men, Johnson said, don't have the knowledge or wherewithal to petition for that relief; even when they do, it's a process that takes months. Meanwhile, being in arrears can trigger the suspension of their driver's licenses, making it hard to get to work or to visit their kids. Johnson has had clients who lost their jobs because of such suspensions, setting them even further back.