QUESTION
Is a biological mother entitled to visitation if she is not paying support ?
Asked on Jan 03rd, 2013 on Child Support - Pennsylvania
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My husband and I have sole primary physical custody of his two boys. Their mother gets ssi income and has limited visitation. She has no stable household and is unemployed. Does she have a right to visitation with paying no support? Is there anything that can be done about this?
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The issue of support and visitation are often confused. Courts will not deprive a parent or a child of visitation/custody due to a failure to provide for child support. They are seen as two different issues. However, if mother has income from SSI, she may be required to pay some support for the children, but pursuing this would be up to their father and it is not likely to be very much money.
Answered on Jan 14th, 2013 at 2:43 PM