If a judge ordered no visitation, do I need to call the child support office so that I don’t have to pay child support anymore? Isn’t child support based off of number of nights? I basically missed a court date for the permanent custody agreement and therefore the judge ordered no visitation. I’m just confused as to why I’ve been paying child support still… The order was ordered 6 months ago and I still have been paying and haven’t seen my son in 8 months. And this is in NC.
Child support is separate from custody, and likewise, the entry of a custody order does not automatically modify a child support order.
The payor of child support will still owe child support to the custodial parent even if the payor has no custody time or visitation. This was not a termination of parental rights proceeding. Therefore, both parents owe a duty of support to the minor child, regardless of whether one parent has visitation or not.
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