Q: I live in Nebraska and as a result of losing my job am behind on child support. Can my ex withhold contact with my chils
I lost my job and haven’t paid child support since June. I will, however get caught up. But my ex is not allowing me to even communicate with my child via text or phone call. If I can’t reach my child I am to call her boyfriend who then determines wether or not my wanting to speak or text with my daughter is justified. I just want to be able to speak or even text with my daughter. Is any of this legal?
A:
The Court doesn't tie child support and parenting time. If you file a contempt action, the Court can sanction the other party for denying parenting time due to non-payment of support.
Keep in mind, that the Court can also sanction you for not paying child support if the other party can show that your inability to pay was willful. Thus, you would want to make sure you were doing everything you can to at least make some type of partial payment each month if you want to also avoid being found in contempt and sanctioned.
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