Can parenting time be denied if a parent doesn pay support?
No! A parent who deliberately denies court-ordered parenting time rights may be considered in contempt of court, which is punishable by a jail sentence, a fine, attorney fees and court costs. Also, if the parent who is denied parenting time seeks a change of custody, the custodial parent’s deliberate withholding of parenting time may be an important factor to the court deciding who will receive custody. Depriving a parent of time spent with a child is not a way to get legal help in collecting child support. Can support be stopped if a parent denies parenting time? No! Just as a custodial parent may not deliberately disobey court-ordered parenting time to try to collect child support from a non-paying parent, the non-custodial parent also may not willfully disobey a child support order. A person who withholds support payments also may be considered in contempt of court. In addition, if the parent who withholds child support seeks custody, the deliberate non-payment of support may become
