Child support and visitation are separate issues and visitation rights are not dependent on paying child support. He has the right to petition the court for visitation and custody as well as the responsibility to pay child support. The courts encourage the involvement of both parents in the child's life.
If the parents are not married the father may need to establish his paternity before petitioning for visitations or custody.
Paying child support will not cause the father to lose his parental rights - neither will not paying child support.
The right to petition the courts for the right to see and support his child.
How does he have any visitation rights with a custody and child support order?
Termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
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.
Generally, no.
No, it's clear he is not the father and therefor have no parental rights, he is the step dad. Only the biological parents pay.
no
none as they are separate issues and most child support arrears are on men who learned years later that they were a father, when ordered to pay back to the birth of the child.
You can sign your rights away but you will still have to pay child support if you are the father or mother of the child. There is no way to avoid paying child support.
Termination of parental rights does not terminate one's child support obligation.
He is still the father with/without child support and has rights. Take him to court to get the child support and make arrangements for your move to a different state.