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Someone with contact does not have any parental responsibilities for the child, such as the responsibility for day-to-day decision-making concerning the child.
Someone with contact does not have any parental responsibilities for the child, such as the responsibility for day-to-day decision-making concerning the child.


Contact can be as limited phone calls or Skype visits or as broad as overnights, weekends or holidays. A person’s contact with a child may also be supervised or monitored. Like all decisions about children, contact will only be ordered if it is in a child’s best interest to have that contact.
Contact can be as limited as phone calls or Skype visits or as broad as overnights, weekends, or holidays. A person’s contact with a child may also be supervised or monitored. Like all decisions about children, contact will only be ordered if it is in a child’s best interest to have that contact.


It is very important to understand that a person's contact with a child is entirely separate from their obligation to pay child support.
It is very important to understand that a person's contact with a child is entirely separate from their obligation to pay child support.