Post-Divorce
Articles about post-divorce legal matters including modifications, contempt, and appeals.
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When a Georgia Family Law Appeal Becomes Moot
A Georgia appellate court will not decide a family law appeal, or the part of one, that has become moot, as when a child turns 18 or jail time is served.
Read MoreWhich Court Hears a Georgia Divorce Appeal?
Since January 1, 2017, the Court of Appeals of Georgia, not the Georgia Supreme Court, has heard appeals in divorce and alimony cases.
Read MoreCan a Move Change a Georgia Custody Order?
A parent's move can reopen a Georgia custody order, but only if the judge finds it would materially change the child's life. Nothing happens automatically.
Read MoreChanging Custody Without a Court in Georgia
Parents can trade time by agreement, but only a court can change a Georgia custody order, and an informal arrangement does not by itself justify a new one.
Read MoreHow to Change a Custody Order in Georgia
A Georgia judge can permanently change custody only after finding a material change in circumstances since the last order, and only if it serves the child.
Read MoreCan Parents Agree to Change Child Support?
Georgia parents can agree on new child support, but the deal cannot change support until a court approves it, and past-due support cannot be bargained away.
Read MoreChanging Another State's Child Support Order
Georgia can modify another state's child support order only where UIFSA allows; otherwise the request goes to the issuing state or the other parent's state.
Read MoreChild Support When Custody Changes in Georgia
When custody moves to the paying parent, a Georgia court can end that support in the same order; a visitation change alters support only on request and proof.
Read MoreHow to Modify Child Support in Georgia
To change Georgia child support, a parent files a new case and proves a substantial change, and generally cannot refile within two years of a final order on it.
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