In general, spousal support may be modified upon a significant change in circumstances. This usually means a substantial change in the income of either of the parties. Spousal support usually stops if either party dies, or if the recipient remarries, but the parties are allowed to agree that support will continue to be paid after the death of the payer. Sometimes, it stops if the recipient lives with another person. However, this often is a condition that the parties negotiate. If temporary spousal support is granted under the expectation that the recipient spouse will become self-supporting, and that does not happen, the recipient spouse can sometimes request an extension of the alimony. The recipient spouse will have to show a good reason why he or she did not become self-supporting as expected.
Under Georgia law, an obligation of child support continues until child support modifications are formalized by a formal order of the court. The parties cannot agree to change it without court intervention, and it will not change or terminate when a child goes to live with the other parent. There is no statute of limitation on the collection of past due support, and interest will be added at the statutory rate from the time each payment becomes due. Both parents have the right to ask Office of Child Support Services to review a child support order three years after the order becomes effective, unless substantial change in circumstances can be shown for orders less than three years old. The request must be made in writing to the child support office handling your case. The review can find that the amount should be less, more or stay the same. Medical insurance may also be added to the order.
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Shawn Gunder is an Augusta GA divorce lawyer & Georgia Military Divorce Lawyer He is an Augusta military divorce lawyer, GA child custody attorney and Augusta Georgia child support attorney.
