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Does the father have to have visitation rights in order for the mother to get child support?
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Child support and visitation rights are two separate issues and they are addressed separately. The father's paternity must be legally established in court if the parents are unmarried and the mother seeks child support. Once paternity has been established, the court will issue a child support order based on state child support guidelines. In addition, once paternity has been established the father has the right to petition for a visitation schedule.
If the father fails to pay his child support he is still entitled to visitations. In that case, the mother would need to pursue the child support arrears by filing a motion for contempt of the child support order.
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What rights does a father have if he wasnt married to the mother?
1) to pay support; 2) to petition the courts for visitation
If the mother deprive the father the right to see his child and he pays child support what are will the courts do for legal relief for him?
If the father has visitation rights and the mother refuses to allow the father those rights, then the father can sue the mother in a civil contempt proceeding. If she doesn't have a good reason for disallowing the visitation then she can be held in contempt of court. There are various remedies including giving the father more visitation to make up for the visitation that was disallowed by the mother or even giving the father custody, but usually, the judge will just order the mother to allow the visits. His paying or not paying child support has nothing to do with whether or not he gets visitation (i.e. he gets visitation regardless of whether or not he is current with 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.
Can a mother take fathers rights to a minor child if he is paying child support?
If you're the father, and the mother is attempting to deny you visitation rights, you need to get a lawyer and take it to court. If you're the mother, and you'd like to deny the father visitation rights, you need to get a lawyer and take it to court. Child support is an entirely separate issue. It has NOTHING to do with visitation or custody rights. You are obligated to abide by the court orders in both cases, but you don't get to stop paying support or deny visitation just because the other parent did the other one of those things.
If the father has visitation rights and has not seen the child can you get full custody and receive child support?
How does he have any visitation rights with a custody and child support order?
What rights does an American father have over his son when the divorce states mother has sole custody but father is required to pay support?
none except standardized visitation.
What are an unwed mother's rights in Colorado?
You have full custody and legal guardianship. The father have to go to court to get his parental rights and petition for custody, visitation and pay child support.
Do you have the right as an unwed mother to deny the biological father visitation rights?
You do not have the right to deny visitations but if you do, the father can and should request a court hearing to establish his paternity and get visitation rights. He can request custody or joint custody and the court will render a decision. If the child is to remain with the mother the court will set up a child support order and the father can file contempt charges if the mother withholds visitation or violates the visitation order in any other way.
What if father isn't listed on birth certificate but mother wants child support but no visitation rights?
Once paternity is established, the non-custodial parent has the right to request visitation, just as the custodial parent has the right to request support.
Can a father take the mother to court before child is born to get visitation rights?
no
What rights does a father have if the mother has sole custody with unjust visitation withheld?
To fight for your rights see links
In the state of Nevada what are the rights of the biological father if not married to the mother?
Once paternity has been established: 1) pay child support; 2) have reasonable visitation
