How does paternity establishment affect custody and visitation?
Each parent has the duty to financially and emotionally support his/her child. Each parent has the right to visitation, except under exceptional circumstances. If the parents cannot reach an agreement, child support and visitation will be decided by a court. Both parents must obey the court order – a parent cannot refuse to pay support because the other is refusing visitation, and vice versa.
Each parent has the duty to financially and emotionally support his or her child. Each parent is presumed to possess the right to custody or visitation. If the parents cannot agree, custody, child support, and visitation will be decided by a court. Both parties must obey the court order. In other words, one parent cannot refuse to pay support because the other parent is refusing visitation and vice versa.
Each parent has the duty to financially and emotionally support his or her child. Each parent is presumed to possess the right to custody or visitation. If the parents cannot agree, custody, child support and visitation will be decided by a court and both parties must obey the court order. In other words, a parent cannot refuse to pay support because the other parent is refusing visitation and vice versa.
