Q: In puerto rico I'm backed up on child support . Can I be denied visitation of my child?
A: Hello and thank you for using JUSTIA. No you cannot. Child support payments and visitation rights are two totally seperate issues and are not based one on the other.
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Usually one thing doesn’t have to cause any affect on the other. So a simple answer should be, no, it doesn’t prevent you from exercising your parental and visitation rights. The child support debt and the visitation rights are two separate issues.
If there’s a judgement that states that you’re entitled to visitations and exercising your parental rights, it shouldn’t interfere on exercising your parental rights. This doesn't mean that this debt won’t have legal consequences.
As a parent you have moral and legal obligations with your dependent. If you’re backed up on your child support debt, chances are that the agency will try to enforce the payment of the debt by collecting through different means. If the debt is substantial it becomes delinquent and you might be facing other situations that you may have to attend by hiring legal representation. It is highly recomendable to higher an attorney so you can negotiate a payment plan for this debt.
If a court of law doesn’t have an official judgement that guarantees your parental rights, it is highly recommended that you higher legal representation so you can make it official and enforced by a court of law.
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