Child support without cusotdy rights?

Question

The father of my baby is an abusive jerk. I'd like to go after him for child support, but not if he gets to be alone with the baby ( worreid what he might do ) . If he has to pay child support will he get parital custody?

Answer 1

I don't know where you live, but in Ohio, no. Paying child support and custody/visitation are 2 separate issues. You can't with hold visitation because of unpaid child support and you don't automatically get visitation for paying it. If you were never married, he has no rights to see the child and would have to petition the court for visitation. If he does that, then you could bring up your concerns about safety and he may be required to complete parenting classes and have supervised visitation to ensure the well being of your child. But if he's a dead beat, he more than likely won't do what he has to do to get visitation anyway.

Answer 2

First of all chils support is NOT payment for visitation. Child support is money specifically for the care and feeding of the child only. In most states you would have to be able to show that you have proof that his abusive nature would be directed at the child. I know of mom's who have literally been beaten senseless and put in hospital by the father of their children but the father won't even speak a harsh word to the child. The court has to decide if the father would be a threat to the child. The court will make an investgation based on what you tell them the relationship was like, if they feel he might become violent with the child they would more than likely set up supervised visitations. Either way YOU don't get to decide whether he get's vistiation or not. Even if you waived the child support the court would STILL award visitation, if the figured it would be in the child's interest to do so. In the eyes of the court just because the parents are no longer together doesn't mean the child doesn't deseve TWO parents.

Answer 3

My father was ordered to pay child support and didn't even WANT visitation rights. However if you have any hosptal or police reports or restraining orders you can always use them in court to prove he was abusive and thus not a good person to have with children. Now is as good of a time as any to get a personal protection order and describe on it how he was abusive to you and that you indeed fear for your life and the life and well-being of your child.

Answer 4

If you really want to keep the father involved by getting child support ask the judge for supervised visits, most judges will do this if you share your concerns about his abuse.

But you need to also get legal guardianship of your child asap. Without this the father can kidnap his child & do whatever he wants since nobody has claimed the legal custody of it.

Answer 5

Have you thought of asking for supervised visitation?If you share your concerns, then they shouldn't let him be alone with the baby. However, if this concerns you to the point you don't want him alone with your child then instead of child support try and have him sign away all parental rights. Good luck.

Answer 6

No.
You can have sole custody of the child and he still has to pay for support whether he sees the baby or not, but of course that is up to the courts to decide.

Answer 7

Most courts will rule for visitation for the father when they order child support. I f you go for child support, then he can ask for visitation.

Answer 8

only if you married him. if not, the only thing he HAS to do is pay child support. if you married him, you need a lawyer, and have it legally drawn up that he is to ONLY have supervised visitation.
my hubby has children from a woman he never married, they lived with us and he STILL had to pay her child support, and he had no legal rights to the children, they could have lived with us for 18 years, without her giving him custodial rights-he would've had to pay her the support the whole time.

Answer 9

Custody and support don't necessarily go hand in hand but if you do take him to court for support he will most likely respond by asking for visitation. If you have any police reports etc bring that to court to prove he is violent and they may limited or deny visitiation but if you never reported it it will be his word against yours.

Answer 10

he could, but if you have enough police reports, hospital records, court records to prove his abuse then you can request supervised visitation if he gets it. you will need to prove he is a danger to the child, lacks self control, acts on anger.

this is best done with an attorney.

here's the thing, he may take interest in the child for a bit, but it gets OLD really fast, and they end up not bothering to show up at all (then you have that emotional rollercoaster to deal with). too lazy to get into the dam truck and come pick them up after a while...

its the abusers pattern.

some links; just click on your state and find the section you want.

DEADBEATS
http://www.wantedposters.com/deadbeats_usa_a_to_f.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/creep/deadbeatparentssuck/
http://www.deadbeatjustice.com/list.htm

CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATORS
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/calculators.htm
http://www.alllaw.com/calculators/childsupport/
http://www.helpyourselfdivorce.com/child-support-calculators.html

LAWS
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.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
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/links.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/laypersons.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/articles/news.html
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-basics/
http://www.spiesonline.net/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html

STATS
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/acesstatistics.html

LIST OF RESOURCES
http://www.wantedposters.com/skiptrace.htm
http://find.intelius.com/search-name.php?ReportType=1&

http://www.ncsea.org/
http://www.nfja.org/index.shtml

REGIONAL FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT OFFICES
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html

FACTS AND REGIONAL FEDERAL CS OFFICE INFO
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/fct4.htm
http://www.divorcesource.com/WI/ARTICLES/beaulier11.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/opa/fact_sheets/cse_factsheet.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/index.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/faq.html
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.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.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/
http://www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html
http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/pfs92/ch3.htm

FIND YOUR STATE REPS
http://www.usa.gov/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.nga.org
http://www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php

CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NETWORK
(some states work with them)
http://www.childsupportliens.com/

COLLECTORS
http://www.supportkids.com/
http://www.supportcollectors.com/faq.php
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/links.html
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml

TAX INFO
http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc354.html
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.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/14/pf/taxes/do_not_miss_tax_breaks/index.htm?postversion=2007021411

REPORT DEADBEATS
WORKING UNDER THE TABLE
(in writing, to your local and federal IRS offices)
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=106778,00.html

SEX OFFENDERS
http://www.mapsexoffenders.com/
http://www.scanusa.com/
http://www.nsopr.gov/
http://www.familywatchdog.us/Default.asp