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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Failure by a party to make support payments is not a defense to:
(1) interference with parenting time; or
(2) without the permission of the court or the other parent, removing a child from this state.
Interference with parenting time or taking a child from this state without permission of the court or the other parent is not a defense to nonpayment of support. If a party fails to make support payments, interferes with parenting time, or removes a child from the state without permission of the court or the other parent, the other party may petition the court for an appropriate order.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Domestic Relations (Ch. 517-519A) § 518.612. Independence of provisions of decree or temporary order - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/domestic-relations-ch-517-519a/mn-st-sect-518-612/
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