Visitation means the father's right to spend time with the child. A court can deny visitation, or place special conditions on it, depending on what will be best for the child. If the father has visitation rights, then you must let him see the child, unless there is danger to the child. You can go back to court if you need to change the visitation order. See Fact Sheet B4, Visitation , for more information.
Child support is based on ability of the father to pay and the needs of the child.
If the father is too young, in school, or has no income, child support payments will not be ordered. When the court does not order child support, it still can order a father to look for a job, get training or take other steps to help pay for support in the future.