She/he never lets me see the kids, so why do I have to pay child support?

The legal obligation to pay child support is completely separate from the issue of visitation rights. If you are court ordered to pay child support, you must do so regardless of when or if you see the children. If there is a court order giving you visitation and the custodial parent refuses to let you see the children, your recourse is to file a motion with the court asking that he/she be held in contempt of court.


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1. Who decides how much child support I receive?
2. Can the amount be changed in the future?
3. If I have more than one child and the oldest becomes emancipated, does the amount of child support automatically go down?
4. The parent who is supposed to be paying child support isn’t paying. What can I do?
5. Where do I send my payment?
6. She/he never lets me see the kids, so why do I have to pay child support?
7. Has a payment recently been received for me?
8. How do I calculate my Child Support Obligation?
9. How do I request that my child support payment be deposited into my bank account?
10. How do I obtain a copy of my payment history?