Can my visitation and contact be withheld because of arears in child support payments?

Answer 1

In most courts, visitation and child support are two separate issues. You are entitled to your visitation even if you do not pay your support. If the custodial parent refuses to allow you to see your child(ren), you can file contempt charges against him/her in the court where the visitation order was issued.

That said, you owe the support. You need to support your children.

Answer 2

nope, it can not be withheld in anyway unless ordered by a judge (for what ever valid reason the court deems).

some links that may help with other questions; just click on your state and find the section of info you need.

http://www.wantedposters.com/deadbeats_usa_a_to_f.htm
http://www.deadbeatjustice.com/list.htm

http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/states.htm
http://www.divorcehq.com/spprtgroups.html

http://www.divorceinfo.com/statebystate.htm
http://www.divorcenet.com/states
http://www.divorcesource.com/
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/calculators.htm
http://www.helpyourselfdivorce.com/child-support-calculators.html
http://family.findlaw.com/
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
http://www.divorceinanutshell.com/
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-laws/state-child-/
http://www.supportguidelines.com/resources.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/articles/news.html
http://www.ncsea.org/
http://www.nfja.org/index.shtml
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-basics/
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/passport.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/fop.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/faq/faq.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants/grants_cse.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/index.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/index.html

http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/
http://www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html

http://www.supportkids.com/

http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html

http://www.supportcollectors.com/faq.php

The laws are tough today. After you have the child support order, and he/she doesn’t pay…

1) contact your child support caseworker ask for an enforcement hearing or warrant to be issued
2) if you collect welfare or assistance of any kind, HE or SHE is responsible to repay it.
3) if the CS dept isnt working, contact the regional federal office (links below), that should put some heat on the case. Never a phone call, always WRITE them, better yet, fax the director. Give your contact info, case number and tell briefly what the problem is, and ask what they can do about it. heat is a good thing.
4) In some states it’s the Attorney General who you would write also, for they handle deadbeats.
5) if he/she is working under the table (which many do), you can have his/her property attached, and in some cases, forced to sell it.
6) if he/she is hiding it (putting things in others names [like their mommy for instance]), there are laws against it.
7) today, it is now a federal offense to run across state lines to avoid child support.
8) the states today take the deadbeats license away; suspend it.
9) the states today have tax refund intercept; state and federal on any refunds the deadbeat gets is taken, and funds sent to her.
10) States today also attach the wages (thus the working under the table trick). If you find where they are working, contact the cs caseworker and report it. also report it to the IRS if its under the table.
11) Today, child support arrears are reported on the deadbeats credit report (when it hits a certain amount). Call the caseworker and ask if it has been submitted to the credit reporting agencies yet.
12) Most states have a automatic cost of living raise in child support every 2 or 3 years.
13) Post his/her pic online at deadbeat sites; some states already do this, some do not. but you can submit to a couple I’ve listed below.

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Answer 3

As a parent I have lived both sides of the DCSS issue, paying and was to receive payments. Summery: As a non custodial parent I had my DL suspended every 6 to 8 weeks, tax returns taken, bank accounts frozen ect. At one time I owed a large sum in arrears ($16550) but paid the amount off. And EVEN after that and making my next months payment on time, MY DL WAS SUSPENDED AGAIN. I lost 6 well paying jobs I had start dates for due to DCSS suspending my DL, one the day I showed up to begin work I was told to go home because of DCSS. I finally realized if DCSS has a support order against you, your life ends until their out of it. Now as a custodial parent and being a male, I got custody of my daughters and raised them for 14 years, and had a support order against there mother. I received maybe $750 in the 14 years from DCSS that their mother paid, never was her DL suspended or accounts frozen ect. She was never treated in the fashion I was, and didn't care to pay what the courts said and was as is getting away with it. My daughters are grown up now and to raise them I had to maintain 2 jobs, 1 fulltime 1 parttime, to assure that they had what they needed, any parent would. There are exceptions, shes one. So the question: Is it because Im not a woman that DCSS did not enforce the support payments or is it because I am a man I was hounded to do so? DCSS will only enforse payment on men and they leave the women alone. They have a double standard; One for men one for women!

Answer 4

No. However, keep up your child support and keep records. I recomend that you write a check, and make the notation on it if it is for child support or back child support. My ex is still trying to stop me from seeing my own daughters, and I have to go to court every once in a while to see them. Just hang in there and do what you are supposed to do.

Answer 5

No your visitation and contact with you're child legally cannot be stopped due to late child support payments. But you can be arrested as soon as they see you, if the mother complains to child enforcement

Answer 6

Sometimes, depends on the extremes; how much you owe; and whether you have showed intent to pay. But the decision can't be made by the other parent...it has to be made by the courts.

Answer 7

Sometimes

Answer 8

Yes it can. You may also be arrested, and jailed for non support.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Maybe, but only your case worker knows for sure . . .
Why ask us, when we don't have your case file ?