Legal Question in Family Law in California

If paternity has already been established (in court) in a child support case filed by the CSSD, but the child support case is now closed, can the non-custodial parent still file a �Request for Order� requesting visitation? Or does the NCP need to open a parentage case since the child support case is now closed? A superior court case number was assigned in the child support case.
On the States website it states: �You must have an open family law case in which you can make custody and visitation requests.� But to my understanding, since we were never married the only two options I have to request visitation, are a Parentage case and through an open child support case. I�ve already established paternity and the child support case is closed. I would like to know how to go about requesting visitation. I have the Request for Order and supporting documents filled out already, I just need to know if I could use the court case # that was assigned in the child support case.

Asked on 4/21/14, 2:44 pm

Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

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Child support services does not process or enforce child visitation or custody cases. You would have to file your own separate parentage action.

Answered on 4/22/14, 7:10 am

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