The potential penalty of $100 per day had been one of the best remedies in obtaining compliance with child support. But a series of 2012 amendments seriously limited the impact of these series of amendments. These series of amendments were the result of the pro-business lobby without providing sufficient balance to Illinois law because this has been a critical vehicle to try to ensure compliance with withholding for child support. For a lawyer or party seeking enforcement of child support, however, detailed knowledge of how this potential penalty operates is necessary because they are any number of pitfalls that can make enforcement difficult or impossible.