Child Support
Articles about child support in Georgia, including calculation, enforcement, deviations, and modifications.
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Both Parents Owe Child Support in Georgia
In Georgia the duty to support a child is joint and several. It rests on each parent no matter who has custody, which is why both incomes go on the worksheet.
Read MoreChild Support for Unmarried Parents in Georgia
Georgia uses the same child support guidelines and worksheet whether or not the parents were married; once paternity is established the math is identical.
Read MoreDo Georgia Child Support Guidelines Cover College?
Georgia's child support guidelines end at majority and reach secondary school only to age 20, so college costs are owed only if a parent agreed to pay them.
Read MoreGeorgia's Income Shares Model for Child Support
Georgia sets child support by combining both parents' incomes, reading a statutory table, and dividing the result pro rata, before any deviation is considered.
Read MoreTemporary Child Support in a Georgia Divorce
Georgia's child support guidelines apply to a temporary award, but the worksheet attachment and findings a final order requires do not all reach one.
Read MoreParenting Time and Georgia Child Support
Court-ordered parenting time now reduces a noncustodial parent's Georgia child support by formula; the discretionary deviation ended January 1, 2026.
Read MorePrivate School Tuition and Georgia Child Support
A Georgia court can add private school tuition to child support by deviation, if the cost fits the parents' means and the lifestyle the child would have had.
Read MoreRequired Findings for a Child Support Deviation
A Georgia court that deviates from the presumptive child support amount must make three written findings, and an award without them is vacated on appeal.
Read MoreSummer Camp, Lessons, and Georgia Child Support
Georgia child support already covers average activity costs, so summer camp and lessons justify a deviation only above 7 percent of the basic obligation.
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