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Are you obligated to pay child support if the mother is leaving visitation up to the children?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes. visitation and child support are two separate issues. If there is a visitation order it has to be followed. The children do not have a choice and it's the parent's obligation to see to that the court order is obeyed. If the court order for visitation is violated you have to report this back to the court by filing a motion for contempt against the custodial parent. You must obey your child support order. If you fail to pay you will be in contempt of court are child support arrears will continue to accumulate.
If you have not petitioned for visitation and just left it up to the mother to decide there is nothing you can do but go back to court and request a visitation order.
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In North Carolina when a father has no visitation does he still have to pay child support?
yes if the court orders you to pay child support the court also tells you whether or not you have visitation rights as well so if your advised to pay child support by law and the tell you that you have no visitation then your obligated to pay child support
Do you have to take your kids for out of state visitation if your ex is thousands of dollars behind in child support?
If there is a court order for visitation privileges it must be obeyed. Visitation and child support are treated as two entirely different issues. Just as an obligated parent is in contempt of a court order when they do not pay the mandated child support a custodial parent could be in contempt for not adhering to the visitation terms.
Can there be an upward modification of child support when non custodial parent loses visitation?
Visitation and child support are separate issues. One does not depend on the other. Parents must provide support for their children. There are many variations in visitation rights and those do not generally affect child support obligations.Visitation and child support are separate issues. One does not depend on the other. Parents must provide support for their children. There are many variations in visitation rights and those do not generally affect child support obligations.Visitation and child support are separate issues. One does not depend on the other. Parents must provide support for their children. There are many variations in visitation rights and those do not generally affect child support obligations.Visitation and child support are separate issues. One does not depend on the other. Parents must provide support for their children. There are many variations in visitation rights and those do not generally affect child support obligations.
Can a parent be taken to court for no visitation rights?
It's not the parent who decide whether there will be visitation rights or not, that is the court and a parent is not obligated to petition for one. A parent can not be forced to have a relationship with their child. Apart from paying child support.
If the father of a child gets married and owes back child support can the spouse be obligated to pay his back child support in CA?
An unmarried father cannot "choose" to not pay child support. The laws in every state require that a father pay for the support of his child. The mother must bring an action to the appropriate court so that a child support order can be established. Visitation rights are separate and a father can have visitation rights established by the court. Visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support.
Do you have to pay child support if your ex has had physical custody of your 16-year-old daughter for 4 years and you have had no visitation and your daughter has refused contact with you for 4 years?
Yes, if there is an active support order in place the obligated parent must adhere to the terms or risk being found in contempt of a court order. Child support and visitation are two completely different issues and the non compliance of a custodial parent to allow the other parent visitation has no bearing on the child support obligation. A parent who wishes to have contact with their children and is not able to do so, should consult with qualified legal counsel or agency for assistance in obtaining an order of visitation, compliance to an order of visitation, domestic mediation on the matter or other available options.
Is a parent in Tennessee obligated to send clothing with their child for visitation with the other parent?
If the non-custodial parent pay child support that is supposed to cover the expenses for clothes, yes.
Is visitation in Virginia mandatory?
No. The court can order child support but it cannot force a parent to visit their children.
Should a father who is not paying child support and has made threats to disappear with the children have the right to get them for visitation?
Absolutley not.
Can your exhusband sue you for money he has given your adult children after the divorce?
No. If he chose to give your adult children money, then that was his decision and you are not obligated to reimburse him for any of it. And to take it a bit further, even if the children were still minor after the divorce and he chose to give them money, you would not be obligated to reimburse him for that, either. Child support money goes to the custodial parent for support of the children, not directly to the children.
What if you give up visitation rights at your chid support hearing?
Child support and visitation are separate issues and giving up visitation does not cancel the responsibility to pay child support. A request to reestablish visitation can be filed even after previously waiving visitation.
Is a father legally obligated to pay for child support all the way through college?
The parent either mother or father is obligated to pay child support until that child/children turn 18 years old.
