What do I need todo if I haven’t seen my son in going on 8 months?
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What do I need todo if I haven’t seen my son in going on 8 months?
‘m supposed to have him every other weekend and certain holidays. It is court ordered and his.father and I have joint custody and I pay child support. What do I need to do? Because hes.only doing this because I haven’t paid child support for 7 months At least I think tha’ts why; he won’t answer any of my calls or texts.
Asked on January 4, 2013 under Family Law, Missouri
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Although you have a legal obligation to pay support, with holding the visitation is not proper under the law as a remedy. So you can go to court to enforce the order of visitation. Understand that he will also enforce the support order in response. Good luck.
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