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Can Parents Waive Child Support in Georgia?
Georgia parents cannot bargain away a child's support, and a judge must reject an agreement that falls below the guidelines without deviation findings.
Read MoreCan You Get Back Child Support in Georgia?
Once paternity is established, a Georgia court can order the father of a child born out of wedlock to repay the mother's past expenses under the guidelines.
Read MoreChild Support Belongs to the Child in Georgia
In Georgia the right to child support is the child's, so a custodial parent cannot waive it, lose it by delay, or treat the payments as her own money.
Read MoreChild Support for Adult Children in Georgia
Georgia imposes no child support past majority unless a parent agreed, but since 2024 a court can order support for an incapacitated dependent adult child.
Read MoreChild Support in a Georgia Military Divorce
Georgia counts a servicemember's base pay, drill pay, and housing and subsistence allowances as support income and credits VA disability paid for the child.
Read MoreChild Support in a Georgia Split Parenting Case
When each Georgia parent has primary custody of at least one child, the guidelines require a separate worksheet and support calculation for each parent.
Read MoreDoes a Stepparent Owe Child Support in Georgia?
A Georgia stepparent owes no child support unless the stepparent adopts the child or agrees in a court-approved settlement to support the child.
Read MoreDoes Termination End Child Support in Georgia?
In Georgia a parent whose rights are terminated still owes child support until a final adoption order is entered, and a signed surrender by itself ends nothing.
Read MoreLife Insurance to Secure Georgia Child Support
A Georgia court can order either parent to carry life insurance for the children as part of a child support order, with or without that parent's agreement.
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