Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Paying child support without visitation rights

In 1995 my son was a few months old and I was 18. I was living with the mother of my son and her parents. I had a falling out with her father and he told me to move out and filed for a restraining order against me, to keep me away from his daughter and my son. I never hurt either of them, and I feel he was a prejudice man who wanted me out of their lives. I have been paying child support, as well as back child support for the times I was unemployed through my current employer. I moved to Florida and last I heard the mother of my son was getting married and her husband was possibly going to adopt my son. Am I obligated to keep paying support for a son I am forbidden to see?


Asked on 1/23/02, 11:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Sanford Martin Martin Law Office

Re: Paying child support without visitation rights

The obligation to pay child support which you have been ordered by the court to pay does not stop just because your visitation has been obstructed by the other parent. Support and visitation are treated by the court as separate obligations. If the child is adopted by the husband (your consent may be necessary), usually your parental rights and obligations such as paying child support also ceases. For your specific situation you are advised to consult with an attorney who can advise you re legal options.

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Answered on 1/23/02, 12:29 pm


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