Non-Payment of Child Support
Remedies and enforcement actions when child support is not paid.
Can You Demand an Accounting of Child Support?
Georgia treats the parent receiving child support as a trustee, but its courts have not let a paying parent demand an accounting on suspicion alone.
Read MoreCan You Go to Jail for Unpaid Child Support?
A Georgia parent who can pay child support and refuses can be jailed until they pay, but a parent who truly cannot pay must be released.
Read MoreContempt for Unpaid Child Support in Georgia
A Georgia parent who can pay child support and does not can be held in contempt, but the court must find the nonpayment was willful.
Read MoreEnforcing Child Support Across State Lines
Georgia's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act lets a parent register an out-of-state support order here, or send a withholding order straight to the employer.
Read MoreFraudulent Transfers to Dodge Child Support
A Georgia parent owed child support is a creditor by statute and can ask a court to undo property transfers the other parent made to avoid paying.
Read MoreGarnishing Wages for Child Support in Georgia
A Georgia parent owed child support can garnish wages without a new judgment, and a continuing garnishment for support can take half of disposable earnings.
Read MoreIncome Deduction Orders for Child Support
Georgia requires an income withholding order with nearly every child support order, so support comes straight out of the paying parent's wages.
Read MoreInterest on Unpaid Child Support in Georgia
Unpaid Georgia child support accrues interest at 7 percent a year, starting 30 days after each payment is due, without a separate judgment.
Read MoreLosing a License for Unpaid Child Support
Georgia can suspend a driver's, professional, hunting, or fishing license when a parent is 60 days behind on child support, by court order or through DCSS.
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