Q: Husband pays child support for daughter but does not have a custody agreement & mom wont let us see her. What can we do?
We live in Indiana. His daughter lives in Missouri with her mom. He pays court ordered child support but they never had a custody agreement put in place. She won't let us see his daughter. Is going back to court the only option we have?
A: If father wants parenting time, he needs a court order that establishes a parenting plan in Missouri. Only the father can petition for it. Mother is not obligated to send a child to another state if nothing has been ordered. It is not clear who you are referring to as "we" in your question and as such I want to emphasize that only the father can petition for this. If he's not going to cooperate or be prepared to come to Missouri for court, then do not waste your time and money on it.
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