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Do you have the right to refuse visitation to your ex when she has no means of support or a place to live?
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∙ 12y ago
I'm currently in the middle of a divorce and I'm dealing with the same issue. I have had many people tell me this including lawyers and even the crisis control for domestic violence. You cannot stop a parent from seeing the child. The parent can be in jail and still get visitation.
Lawyers are not willing to put any effort into trying to prevent visitation so if you look for a lawyer bring up this issue early on. The best you may be able to do is get supervised visits but supervised visits are only a temporary solution and soon the parent gets unsupervised visits.
Here's a word of advice, document as much as you can and as often as you can. Dates, times, details will make all the difference in court. The more verifiable documentation you can provide the better off you'll be in proving your case.
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Can a child refuse visitation in Florida?
If a custody order is in place outlining visitation, no, not without being in contempt of court. If no such order is in place, either parent has the right to file for one or modification to an existing order at any time.
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.
Do you have to pay child support if you file for visitation rights?
Yes. Children are not for sale or barter. You have a right to visitation even if you don't pay child support - one has nothing to do with the other. Of course if you go to court and petition for visitation, you will get it, but they will also notice that you are deliquent and, as a separate matter, expect you to pay it. You can face jail time if you are too far behind.
Can a father still have visitation if he hasn t been ordered to pay child support?
Generally, if no orders are yet in place and he is determined to be the child's father he will be entitled to a visitation schedule and he will be required to pay child support. They are separate matters but both can be ordered at the same time.
If parent is no paying support do the children have to go with him?
First thing..in Indiana...most courts view support and visitation as two separate issues. If the support is required through the courts the judge will ask what the visitation is at that time. However, if the non-custodial parent wants to get visitation without the custodial parents agreement, the non-custodial parent will have to file a request with the court and have a judge issue visitation. If there is no visitation order in place by a judge/court, the custodial parent has no legal requirement to permit visitation. I have dealt with this issue personally as well as my sibling, me being a custodial parent my sibling being a non-custodial parent. So I have seen what happens from both sides. Basically if it something isn't ordered by a judge/court, there is no legal requirement to do visitation or support.
Can a mother deny visitation if the father is paying child support?
Whether or not a parent is paying child support is irrelevant when the issue is visitation rights. If there is a court order for visitation the primary custodial parent must allow it or be found in contempt of court. If there is not a court order in place the custodial parent can make the decision to when, where or if visitation is allowed. Visitation guidelines are usually established during the custodial proceedings.
Can a mother get into trouble if the father is paying child support and not seeing the child?
Not if the father hasn't requested a visitation schedule. The mother should allow the father to visit with the child. However, if there is no visitation order in place she won't "get into trouble" if he's is not having visitations with the child. Child support and visitations are two separate issues as far as the court is concerned.Fathers are entitled to visitations. If the mother refuses the father should return to court and request a visitation schedule. The mother will be legally obligated to obey that order.Not if the father hasn't requested a visitation schedule. The mother should allow the father to visit with the child. However, if there is no visitation order in place she won't "get into trouble" if he's is not having visitations with the child. Child support and visitations are two separate issues as far as the court is concerned.Fathers are entitled to visitations. If the mother refuses the father should return to court and request a visitation schedule. The mother will be legally obligated to obey that order.Not if the father hasn't requested a visitation schedule. The mother should allow the father to visit with the child. However, if there is no visitation order in place she won't "get into trouble" if he's is not having visitations with the child. Child support and visitations are two separate issues as far as the court is concerned.Fathers are entitled to visitations. If the mother refuses the father should return to court and request a visitation schedule. The mother will be legally obligated to obey that order.Not if the father hasn't requested a visitation schedule. The mother should allow the father to visit with the child. However, if there is no visitation order in place she won't "get into trouble" if he's is not having visitations with the child. Child support and visitations are two separate issues as far as the court is concerned.Fathers are entitled to visitations. If the mother refuses the father should return to court and request a visitation schedule. The mother will be legally obligated to obey that order.
What does it mean to support an idea?
It means to add on to your idea. For example, if you said that we should make a hiking trail in a certain place, support the idea by adding why, and an explanation. That is what it means to support an idea.
Can a sixteen year old refuse visatation with father?
You should be able to ask the judge who presided over the divorce, or if there is a caseworker assigned to the family, that would be a better place to start. * A sixteen-year-old does not have that right automatically. Legally, the father still has the right to his visitation time. If a father is emotionally or physically abusive, the mother or an attorney acting on behalf of the child may petition the court for a change in the custoday order. * No, minors are not allowed to make such decisions when there is a visitation order in place. Generally the law does not address issues of alledged emotional or verbal abuse as there is such a wide definition of such behavior. The custodial parent can petition for a change in the visitation rights of the non custodial parent, but rarely will visitation be suspended under the cited circumstances, however, supervised visitation might be an option.
Can the mother of a child take the child while he is visiting with the father at his home?
Not if there is a visitation order in place and the visit is scheduled. If there is no visitation order in place the father should establish one through the local family court.
Can a 15year old choose not to go to a paren'ts if there are no visitation orders in place?
They still have a right to visitation even if no order is in place, it can only be regulated down or supervised-not eliminated unless they volunteer to waive all rights.
Should a custodial parent be finanically responsible for a visitation with the ex spouse?
This depends on the circumstances. Frequently custodial fathers are ordered to pay child support in order for the mother t afford a place to have her children visit her.
