Does this mean the natural parent keeps his/her residual parental rights and responsibilities ?
A. Yes. The natural parent keeps those legal rights and responsibilities remaining after transfer of legal custody to CFSA, including but not limited to the right of visitation, consent to adoption, and determination of religious affiliation and the responsibility for support and maintenance. Q. Do I have to still pay child support when legal custody is granted to CFSA? A. Yes. Under D. Law, child support rights are assigned to the District of Columbia when the minor child is receiving assistance from CFSA. The natural parents would still keep his or her respective residual parental rights and responsibilities and would still be responsible for child support obligations to CFSA. Q. What happens to my previous child support order if my child is committed to CFSA? A. Your previous child support case would be closed. Any arrears would remain open and must be paid. CFSA would become the new custodial party and a new IV-D case would be opened. The original pay order would be transferred to
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