Legal Question in Family Law in Louisiana
After how many years of non-support and the option not to visit children does a
A parent suddenly stops calling and seeing children.
Refuses to pay child support. Legal system does not enforce parent to pay child support because said parent claimed disability. Said parent is in arrears of over $5,000 and has had no visitation voluntarily for 6 years. Absent parent sends a card in the mail to children for certain occassions. What right does the parent who is the raising parent have to refuse the absent parent the rights to see or talk to children when both have joint custody and the raising parent having custodial rights? Does the absent parent have any rights at this point?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: After how many years of non-support and the option not to visit children doe
First of all, the legal system will enforce the arrearage judgment if the owing party has assets. A party who fails to pay court ordered support, without just cause, or fails to visit, contact or communicate with their child, without just cause, for 6 months, MAY lose their right to object to an adoption by the spouse of the parent with whom the children live. But nothing is absolute, and the court may allow him to keep his rights. Mere failing to pay or to visit are not grounds for termination of parental rights.
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