Does a person have to pay child support if they don't have visitation rights?
88454
Yes.. They're both mutually exclusive.. If you don't pay child support, you're still entitled to "parenting time" a.k.a. visitation rights..And if you don't have "parenting time", you're still obligated to pay child support (though you should contact a lawyer and have your "parenting time" enforced by a court order).
523869
they can give up visitation rights, but i don't know about not paying child support.
1093300
This is not so in every case.  The law is simply that the natural parent must pay for the support of the child through emancipation.  One could pay directly.  And if one was not working, there could be no garnishment but the obligation to pay goes with the person.
121866
I think if he has been ordered to pay child support some type of parternity must have been established.  He can go to court and stop you from moving out of state.  I would contact an attorney and talk them about this.  Good luck!
381479
Yes, an unwed father is responsible for child support.  How it is handled, and the exact legalities is a state level mandate, and varies depending on State Statues.
854623
The birth mother has a right to reasonable visitation. Sometimes the terms of the legal guardianship indicate that the parent may have reasonable visitation "as determined by the guardian."  If visitation cannot be agreed to informally, the birth mother or guardian can ask the court to make a visitation order. The court will be guided by what is in the best interest of the children.
118217
He may need a lawyer to file the request for visitation. That would have been taken care of in divorce court. He has rights and the court needs to know the situation to guarantee his rights are ordered and enforcable. If the mother is unfit and the father cares about his children, it would be morally wrong for him not to remedy the situation.
197694
Yes.  If your not legally divorced yet.  Even though it's not fair, he has the exact same rights as if he was the person that had custody of them.   Unless you file for sole custody of the children, he has the right.
1009364
I most cases this depends on a few things ( the state you live in, your judge, age of your child, date of when he filed for vists) I know in Michigan the father is responable for all of this. My ex has to pay for everything when our son was born.
366039
(I live in TX)  Usually in any state the father's rights are the same as the mother's...\n\nThe Court determines custody based on who the child has been living with, what is best for the child etc.  Experience and history has shown that USUALLY the children go with the mother, but if you have a valid case and actually want the child(ren) to live with you, you can dispute custody in court.\n\nChild support is based on a percentage of your income.  Let's say around 30%...so if you make $1,000 then $300 should go to the mother for support.  But that's only for the first child.  Now your income has decreased to $700, and subsequent children only get 25% of that, the third 20% of the remainder etc.\n\nVisitation rights...unless you have a restraining order against you, then you have every right to visitation.  If the mother is willing, than you can work out your own schedule, but if she refuses you can also have that determined in Court.\n\nEven if the court decides you get visitation, be aware that she can deny it to you and the only thing you can do is take her back to court and try to get them make her comply.  It could take a while.  But you'll have to keep on it.
499755
whoever has custody of the child has the right to get child support. they are the one having to feed clothe nurture and provide a home and safe environment to live in. THen there's school a car, etc. and whatever the amount might be is no where close to how much it costs to take care of a child.
412359
Unless a court has given you some sort of shared custody agreement, which you would know about, the custodial parent has all the rights.\nSince you are paying support, you can go to court to ask for visitation, but the court will not be interested in what is owed to you, but rather, what you can offer to the child.
1026909
if a father signs away his parental rights, he does not have to pay child support, that's why they do it,, most absent fathers seem to be from N.C., Ga. or Fla.,, because the laws don't support mothers
252021
If by this you mean that you don't have custody.....the answer is yes....custody is irrelevant.  The court standard is what's in the best interest of the child.  Whether you have custody or not, you will still owe support.  If by this you mean that you are not a legal parent/guardian...the answer is no.  The support is up to the legal parent/guardian.
473369
Child support is not owed to the state. The state collects it forcibly if the parent will not pay willingly, but some states just collect if forcibly because they are nasty.  If you give your kids up for adoption, you owe nothing, and have nothing. A parent who gives up their kids must pay a great deal more than money. They will be paying a bit of themselves for the rest of their life.
359224
yes, child support is payment, while visitation is discussed separately
722447
If he was not married to the mother or not already listed as father on the birth certificate, he will have to prove paternity.  If he was married or already listed as father, he definitely has the right to see his children.  The mother is not allowed to keep his children from him.  If there is already a visitation order in place, he should take it to court that she is violating that order.  If not, he has every right to take her to court and get a visitation order.