Category: Child Support

The term “United States” underscores the reality that our country is comprised of multiple units, each with some variance in governing bodies and the laws enacted that affect local residents. That variance certainly exists in family law, where legal requirements across a wide spectrum of matters can affect Georgia residents quite differently from residents in […]

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Every Georgia parent is responsible for financially supporting their children. If the parents of the child are no longer a couple, then child support will be assigned to make sure that children are getting the support they deserve and need. In Georgia, raising children can get expensive. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture it costs […]

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With half of all US marriages reportedly ending in divorce, many Fulton County residents will go through the process at some point in their lives. Child support is often a product of divorce. All around the nation, countless individuals are required by law to pay child support. The problem is that many of them do […]

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In Georgia, child support is paid pursuant to statute until a child is 18 years of age or 20 years of age if the child is enrolled in secondary school (meaning high school) full time. So, child support stops at age 18 if the child has graduated from high school, dropped out of high school […]

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One element in many Georgia divorces that many people don’t understand well is how a court determines child support. This is a matter that is obviously of great importance where children are involved, and a number of factors can enter in when an evaluation is made on how much a paying parent must provide and […]

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There is obviously a lot to think about for many couples during the divorce process, which can increase the odds that something important might not be sufficiently addressed or even attended to. An experienced family law attorney can of course help ensure that something like that does not occur, that is, that a divorcing party’s […]

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A recent story from a national television outlet in Georgia delves into the subject of child support in the state, both its dimensions and the economic repercussions it has across a wide swath of concerns. As the story notes, support truly is a big deal, both within the state and nationally, and not just for […]

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The recent story and emerging details concerning a New Jersey deli owner who won the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot in history include relevant information pertaining to child support and a not-often cited mechanism for collecting payments owed. The man was the sole winner of a $338 million jackpot, which he opted to take as a lump […]

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Persons in arrears on child support payments in Georgia can realize quite quickly that the state’s enforcement mechanisms geared toward fulfillment of payment duties are both broad and potentially quite stringent. Child support in Georgia is under the mantle of the state’s Department of Human Services, specifically the Division of Child Support Services (DCSS). Among […]

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It is certainly an extreme and outlier type of case in the realm of child support, but it is not without precedent and could gain some traction in other jurisdictions if it survives legal challenge on appeal. In a nutshell, the case holding — issued recently by an Ohio probate judge — states this: A […]

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