Parental rights if child support remains unpaid?

[formykid]

Parent1 has full custody, Parent2 has visitation and vacation rights and is court-ordered to pay child support. Parent2 has not paid child support for years. What rights does Parent2 have? Can Parent1 deny Parent2 visitation and vacation rights? Deny Parent2 rights to have contact with the child? Thank you!

 

[Proserpina]

No.

Child support is not a ticket to see the child.

Parent 1 has absolutely no right to withhold visitation based upon non-payment of child support.

(I believe you were told this elsewhere, too)

 

[army judge]

Parent1 has full custody, Parent2 has visitation and vacation rights and is court-ordered to pay child support. Parent2 has not paid child support for years. What rights does Parent2 have? Can Parent1 deny Parent2 visitation and vacation rights? Deny Parent2 rights to have contact with the child? Thank you!

Parent 2 has all the rights granted to her/him by the court order in this case.

So, too, does parent 1.

Failure to pay child support doesn't have any effect on one's rights to see their child(ren).

As far as any unpaid child support, you can work with the court, hire an attorney to assist you in collecting the unpaid support, or work with the state agency in your state that helps a custodial parent collect unpaid support.

There are many remedies to getting the money that deadbeat has been withholding from your children.

 

[knowalittle2]

You must have a court order to withhold previously ordered visitation. Child support does not guarantee or cause the loss of visitation. You can file a Motion for Contempt for failure to pay support. Also, failing to support a child for more than twelve months in Georgia is grounds for terminating the parental rights of the non-custodial parent.

 

[Proserpina]

You must have a court order to withhold previously ordered visitation. Child support does not guarantee or cause the loss of visitation. You can file a Motion for Contempt for failure to pay support. Also, failing to support a child for more than twelve months in Georgia is grounds for terminating the parental rights of the non-custodial parent.

Why is Georgia law relevant?

(Hint: It's not )