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What Must a Georgia Parenting Plan Include?
Unless the court or the parents provide otherwise, a Georgia parenting plan must cover the schedule, holidays, exchanges, supervision, decisions, and contact.
Read MoreFlexible Visitation Orders in Georgia
A Georgia court can order reasonable or flexible visitation instead of fixed dates, but not one that leaves a parent with no real access to the child.
Read MoreGeorgia Child Support Does Not Depend on Visits
In Georgia you cannot stop paying child support because visits are denied, and a parent cannot withhold visits because support is unpaid.
Read MoreGeorgia Has No Standard Visitation Schedule
No Georgia statute sets a default visitation schedule. Your parenting plan sets the schedule, and the statewide form offers choices rather than a standard.
Read MoreHoliday and Summer Visitation in Georgia
A Georgia parenting plan must say how holidays, vacations, and school breaks, summer included, are shared, down to the hour each one starts and ends.
Read MoreExpert Witnesses in Georgia Custody Cases
Psychologists, evaluators and therapists can inform a Georgia custody decision, but the judge has to make it and cannot hand that call to an expert.
Read MoreDoes Joint Custody End Child Support in Georgia?
No. Custody and child support are separate questions in Georgia, and even with equal parenting time the guidelines still name a custodial parent.
Read MoreWhat Is Joint Legal Custody in Georgia?
Joint legal custody means both parents share the major decisions about a child, but a Georgia judge can give one parent the final say when they cannot agree.
Read MoreWho Decides a Child's Activities in Georgia?
Activities are a major custody decision in Georgia. If the order gives the other parent the final say, signing your child up anyway can be contempt.
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