Sure they do. They have the right to pay support, and they also have the right to visitation unless a court has denied a parent those rights. The custodial parent is the parent having physical custody of the child and usually that parent has sole legal custody. The child lives with a parent having custody, but still may see the non-custodial parent.
ClarificationIt depends on several factors including marital status, what type of custody you are referring to and the details in the court orders, if any. One parent may have primary physical custody with both parents having joint legal custody. There are different arrangements.
If the parents share legal custody they both have the right to make decisions regarding the child. Of course, they must eventually agree on a course of action. If one parent has sole legal custody that parent has the right to make decisions without any input from the non-custodial parent. That is why many judges only award joint legal custody to parents who are mature, who have the best interest of their child as their main priority and who have a good working relationship. If the parents do not get along and one parent is likely to sabotage every decision-making situation, many judges are more likely to award legal custody to the parent with primary physical custody and grant visitations to the non-custodial parent.
Generally, if the parents are unmarried and have never been to court the mother has sole custody and control in most states until the father can establish his paternity. Remember, a child's mother can always be identified by medical records. Since the father didn't give birth and he was not legally married at the time of the birth he can establish his paternity through a DNA test. A paternity test can be arranged through the court. Once paternity is established in court, the father can request visitations or custody through the court. If the mother retains physical custody she can request that the court issue a child support order. If the father gets physical custody he can request a child support order.
Parental rights are paramount to "grandparents rights". In most jurisdictions there are no such rights.
Unless visitation rights for the non-custodial parent were allowed in the divorce paperwork, the custodial parent is completely within their rights to deny the non-custodial parent visitation....however, the non-custodial parent may sue for visitation rights.
Neither parent; custodial or non custodial decides visitation. Visitation is determined through the courts, and a judge decides when visitation will occur.
"custodial" ... "their" ... In general, parental rights are terminated either preparatory to an adoption, or after a trial in which it is determined that the parent is unfit. In any case, termination of parental rights does not, in itself, terminate child support.
yes, as the custodial usually schedules them to interfere with the other parents's access rights.
no
Parental rights are paramount to "grandparents rights". In most jurisdictions there are no such rights.
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You can't. One has nothing to do with the other.
Unless visitation rights for the non-custodial parent were allowed in the divorce paperwork, the custodial parent is completely within their rights to deny the non-custodial parent visitation....however, the non-custodial parent may sue for visitation rights.
Only if the non-custodial parent give up his parental rights.
No. The non-custodial parent needs to have the visitation rights enforced by the court if necessary.
Generally a parent with visitation rights is a non-custodial parent. You need to check the court orders. See related question link.
If the court has awarded you visitation rights, then you have those rights legally and they cannot be denied by the custodial parent.
If a non-custodial parent suspects that the custodial parent is planning to kidnap their child, they can take legal action by contacting law enforcement, filing for an emergency custody order, and seeking assistance from a family law attorney to protect the child and enforce their parental rights.
Not at all! The custody agreement should stipulate how far away each parent can move from the other. Even if the non-custodial parent moved far away, they may still get time with the child. The worst that would happen is the custodial parent would be awarded full custody and the non-custodial parent would get visits.
They need to file for custody