Georgia Child Support Guidelines – Augusta GA Lawyer
In March of 2006, the Georgia legislature made substantial changes to the proposed revision of the child support guidelines. The automatic parenting time reduction of the child support obligation was eliminated. The right to seek modification, except in certain cases, has been limited to those situations where there has been a substantial change in the financial circumstances of either parent, or the child. There is no longer the right to seek modification based only upon the change in the guidelines. The right to a direct appeal of the trial court decision was eliminated, and we remain subject to the discretionary appeals process. The new law provides a schedule of base child support amounts according to the total income of both parents, which amount is then allocated to each parent by virtue of that parent’s share of the total income, and adjusted for other expenses.
The total monthly income of the two parents is applied to the schedule of the basic child support obligation table. The share of this obligation for each parent is determined by prorating the number on this table according to the percentage of each parent’s income to the total income. Application of these guidelines creates a presumption that the amount of child support is correct. The court must make specific findings on the record that there is sufficient reason to vary from these guidelines.
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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.
