Child Support Deviations
Circumstances that allow courts to deviate from standard child support guidelines.
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Parenting 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.
Read MoreTravel Expense Deviations in Georgia Child Support
When parenting time means long-distance travel, a Georgia court may deviate from child support for the cost, but only with cost evidence and written findings.
Read MoreHealth Insurance and Georgia Child Support
Georgia adds a child's health insurance premium to the basic child support obligation and prorates it, and the court must decide which parent covers the child.
Read MoreWork-Related Child Care in Georgia Child Support
Georgia adds work-related child care costs to the basic child support obligation on Schedule D and splits them pro rata; it is an adjustment, not a deviation.
Read MoreAlimony as a Georgia Child Support Deviation
Alimony paid to the other parent is not deducted from income for Georgia child support, but the court may treat it as a deviation if it makes a written finding.
Read MoreDental and Vision Insurance in Georgia Child Support
In Georgia child support, dental and vision premiums are a discretionary deviation, while health premiums are added to the presumptive amount automatically.
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