Legal Question in Family Law in California

Why don't you have any custodial time? You must have a custody order to have a support order. If you don't have a support order and have just been paying voluntary support, then stop paying. You'll find out if he's alive pretty quickly. If you have a support and custody order, file a motion to modify it in the court that issued the order in place now, using the same case number and caption information as on the order. Ask for visitation and contact.

Mr. McCormick's response does not make sense. I know plenty of fathers that pay child support that don't have custody. If they had custody, they wouldn't pay child support.

One way of telling whether someone is deceased is to check the Social Security Death Index. A problem with that is that there records are not up to date to the minute. I suggest talking to vital records for the state where he was last known to be living. You may be able to get access as the father, or have someone tell you how to find out if there is a death certificate.