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Child
Support
May I withhold visitation because my spouse will
not pay child support?
No. If you withhold visitation because a spouse will
not pay his or her child support, you are taking the
law into your own hands and may be held in contempt of
court. If your spouse will not pay child support, you
should see an attorney who will advise you on how to
recover the lost child support payments and to further
ensure that your spouse continues to make timely
payments in the future.
May I stop paying child support because my spouse
will not give me my visitation and access?
No. If you withhold child support because a spouse
will not allow you to exercise your visitation you are
taking the law into your own hands and may be held in
contempt of court. You should contact an attorney at
Haas McNeil & Associates who will advise you on what action
you need to take to ensure that your visitation rights
are not interfered with in the future.
What can I do if my ex-spouse refuses to pay child
support?
If your ex-spouse has been ordered to pay either child
support or maintenance and fails to do so, you can ask
the court to hold your ex-spouse in contempt of court.
If the ex-spouse is found to be in contempt, your
ex-spouse could be imprisoned. Another available
remedy is to garnish his/her wages, where the disobedient
ex-spouse's employer deducts money from his/her
paycheck and pays you directly.
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