Child Support
Child Support Modification – Involuntary Loss of a Job
It use to be, to put it bluntly, if you lost your job and your income declined, you were, not to sugar coat it, screwed in Georgia. This is because by the time the court actually got around to hearing your case 6-9 months will have passed and Georgia courts had absolutely no power or…
Read MoreIn Georgia, How Much Money You Make Doesn’t Matter for the Purposes of Child Support
In this article I will be discussing does it matter how much money your spouse or significant other make for purposes of determining child support? This question applies whether you will be the party paying support, or the party receiving support. As the answer is the same for both sides. One of the more common…
Read MoreChild Support Modification for Involuntary Loss of Job
It use to be, to put it bluntly, if you lost your job and your income declined, you were, not to sugar coat it, screwed in Georgia. This is because by the time the court actually got around to hearing your case 6 to 9 months will have passed and Georgia courts had absolutely no…
Read MoreIn the State of Georgia Does a Payor of Child Support Need to Also Pay for Extra-curricular Expenses?
In this article I will be discussing the child support topic of, does the payor of child support also have to pay for the regular and usual extracurricular expenses of their children? One of the most common misconception that I come across in child support matters is that parties assume that in addition to paying…
Read MoreChild Support and College
This is a topic that people reflexively agree to do, to be “nice”, but is also one of the biggest legal mistakes that can be made in divorce and child custody matters. I am by no means stating that you should not support your kids through school (yes, by all means do so), but don’t…
Read MoreWhere and When to File for Child Support
There are a few different ways that you can go about filing for child support in the state of Georgia, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding your situation. First, if you are married, you have the right to file for divorce or legal separation and ask for a child support order through those proceedings.…
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