Child Support

As regards payment of child support, relevant laws across the United States stand out as being comparatively rigid and severe when examined alongside the legislation that governs this important area of family law in many other countries. We should be paying closer...

An interesting story regarding unclaimed tax refunds has relevance to a primary family law concern, and we pass it along for our readers as a segue to a brief focus on Georgia child support. Reportedly, about $1 billion is currently sitting with the IRS as money owed...

A recent divorce story that we pass along to readers in Georgia and elsewhere today is unquestionably interesting along several fronts. For starters, it lends a clue as to what type of work a person might want to consider if he or she is contemplating becoming a...

Some might consider it crass to focus so much divorce discussion around money. It's an emotional matter, after all. But the reality for Georgia couples going through the process is that the financial aspects pose perhaps the greatest stumbling blocks to bringing a...

Views across a wide spectrum are being expressed regarding a state mandate that is scheduled to kick in from tomorrow and potentially affect scores of thousands of people. One thing is certain: Those affected aren't going to be happy. Georgia authorities, like their...

Are you a divorcing woman in Georgia or elsewhere who harbors more than a mere suspicion that your soon-to-be ex-husband is going to be less than dependable when it comes to court-ordered payments? Such payments centrally attach to matters like child support and...

The common expression, “Leave no stone unturned” certainly applies to the lengthily entitled Georgia Department of Human Services Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) as it goes about its duties. Specifically, its statutorily mandated task of...

For increasing numbers of Americans, one family law consideration is becoming progressively more of a problem. Namely, that is this: Child support collection is far from easy for ever-more custodial parents, notwithstanding a court order or other mandate from a state...

OK, the court-mandated check from your former spouse didn’t arrive … again. Owing to that, financial matters -- especially those relating to required outlays on the kids -- seem ever-more perilous. What do you do? The above situation and self-asked...

Coweta County, on the outskirts of the Atlanta area, has tried a unique solution for bringing parents together when child support disputes arise. The county has set up what it refers to as a problem solving court that is intended to motivate parents to be better...