Should you have to pay child support if a parent wants soul custody and no visitation rights?

eriverpipe

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Certainly here in the UK, and I'm pretty sure it will be the same for the USA, the parent with sole custody MAY NOT legally take the child to live in a foreign country without the express consent of the other parent. She may well get sole custody in the USA for whatever reason, though she would almost certainly need to find better grounds to deny visitation which is a basic parental right regardless of fault over the break-up. However, you should be able to absolutely refuse the permission to take the child to Mexico.
As regards child support, then she has kind of tied her hands there too, if she leaves for mexico and you decide not to pay, then she would have to return to the USA to take you through legal process....

Bertie Wooster

Of course you should. The child is yours and you should pay no matter what. There is clearly a very good reason why she doesn't want you to see the child and if all you're concerned about is whether you should be paying, I can see her point.

Ash

yes you should pay because you got her preggo and she had your baby so she deserves some support from the father as well as herslef supporting her child be a man and take care of your kid!

Brian S

If one parent willingly gives up custody then they should still have to pay child support, but if the parent receiving sole custody fought hard for it, then there should be no child support paid. Since the other parent is losing their right to see their child. I see this as the difference between a parent that wants to be involved with their kid and not allowed, vs a parent that wants nothing to do with their kid.

Chuck G

Custody and child support are two different legal issues.

cracked

you have a kid you pay regardles, take responsibility for your self.

Lori J

usually if someone pays support they get court ordered visitations as well. However, it is possible that a parent have full custody and still sue the other parent for support even if no visitation is ordered. However if someone wants the other parent to terminate all parental rights this means any visitation, this means they will not be liable for support.

Maryn

Are you half responsible for the existence of the child?

Personally, I would never go along with sole custody by the other person, nor with no visitation rights. Obviously the mother believes either that you would be bad for this child in some tangible way, or that she can punish you by taking your money and denying you access to your child.

Step up to the plate and be a man. Participate in raising this child, from your wallet to your time.

Killer Queen

You can fight the sole custody issue in court. Try for joint but at least get some visitation. Unless you have issues such as abuse or other reasons you can't care for the child. But your visitation and child support are two different matters. If you are unable to care for your child physically, you are still obligated to support them with money.

kurtiobst

soul custody... isn't that what the devil gets?

Who is getting the SOLE custody, you or the other parent. This isn't very clear.

I <3 Edward Cullen

Yeah you should. What if one of the parents are like abusing the child of course the other parent is going to want soul custidy and what noty. but the other parent should then have to pay child support.

laughter_every_day

A parent's obligation to support his/her children exists independently of those other things. Custody and visitation are determined by reference to the best interests of the child, and if Dad does not want to be with a child then it is usually in the best interests of the child to award sole custody to Mom. The duty to support, however, continues.

saucydisco

You shouldn't have to, but unfortunately, you aren't granted visitation or joint custody according to child support payments. I know that if you are CURRENT on support, you can take the other person to court for visitation and it just makes you look better. I also know that you could completely sign over your rights, meaning no custody, no visitation, and no child support. I would contact a lawyer about your options if it really means that much to you. And I'm sure it does.

BeautyQueen

You need to get a court order that is very specif on visitation and all your rights.
It is best if you get 50/50 custody that way you have say in education and the rights to your child every week instead of every weekend.
Holiday, school, education, tax exemption, phone, child cannot be taken out of the country with out both parents approval.

In many instances 50/50 custody does not require either parent to pay child support. There can be an agreement for extracurricular activities.

Statistics show that children that have both their parents do better. When on parent alienates the other parent out of the child's life only brings damage.

Dana B

First, you mean sole custody - soul custody would mean custody of the child's soul, and that's a religious matter, not a legal one. Second, just because she wants sole custody and no visitation doesn't mean the court will give it to her. Third, if the court does grant her sole custody, that will not eliminate your requirement to pay child support; if your support up until now has been based on shared custody, it may increase it. Sorry.

Reece Judicata

What in the world is "soul" custody? Sounds like "sole" custody to me. You likely aren't smart enough to even understand what I am going to say, but the answer is YES, you must pay, legally. You helped create that child, you will help pay for it. Visitation has no bearing on child support!

D-Ly

To complicated of a question, not enough detail....

(O \ ! / O) 67 Bug boi

You would have to sign away all your rights as the childs parent to not pay.

wizjp

Should you? Nope.

Will you ? Yup.

Did some one promise you life would be fair?

(SOLE)

Stinky_Pete

NEED MORE DETAILS......... were you two married? Did you have a DNA TEST done for the child to make sure the child is yours?

ASK A FAMILY LAWYER......... they will know more rules!

Why are people so blind?

Soul custody.. lol. Isnt it sole?

To the best of my knowlege if a parent gives up his or her parental rights they no longer than any ties to the child, including child support.

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