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Deviations that courts are required to apply in child support calculations.

August 26, 2026

Health 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.

August 26, 2026

Work-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.