Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

My Ex-Husband owes $6, 825.00 in back child support. He hasn't made a payment since the first week in September of 2013. We went through a three and a half year court battle and our divorce was final in August of 2013. He was to start the new child support payments the following month. In September he only sent half a payment and no other money what so ever. He moved to Michigan before our divorce was final and my son and I live in Florida ( I am primary custodian). He quit his job of 12 years and claimed to the judge in August he couldn't afford the child support. She found him to be underemployed and awarded my son child support based on his previous job. My ex refuses to pay. I have went to child support enforcement but they say it can take up to another year ( I did not receive the signed order until May of this year (2014) to give to the child support office. My question is can and should I also file for contempt of court for non-payment of child support? I asked child support enforcement if I should do this but the women nastily replied to me "then why do you need us?" I want to do whatever I can to get the child support my son deserves. My ex did not pay much during the divorce either so I have been struggling financially for almost 4 years now. Can I legally go through the child support office and file contempt charges? I also found out just recently because he moved to another state and owes this much in back child support that he is in violation of a federal crime. Do I have some legal avenue this way to get him to pay? Thank you so much for answering my question.

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