The issue of child support frequently comes up in the area of family law.  Whether you are going through a divorce, seeking to legitimize a child, dealing with a contempt action, or you are trying to modify a prior custody or visitation order, child support will generally be involved when your case deals with children in some capacity.

Child support is defined by law as “the monthly amount of support displayed on the child support obligation table which corresponds to the combined adjusted income and the number of children for whom child support is being determined.”  O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15(a)(3).  More directly, child support is the monthly amount of money one parent is required to pay to the other for the support of their children when the parents do not reside in the same household.

Child support amounts vary from case to case and are determined based on a variety of factors, including the gross monthly income of each party, the number of children for which child support is being calculated, and adjustment variables known as deviations (see below for a further discussion on deviations).

For more information, visit our other pages:

     1.  Child Support Worksheet

     2.  Custodial Parent vs. Noncustodial Parent

     3.  Deviations

     4.  Division of Child Support Services

We are focused on helping our clients understand child support and how child support will affect their case specifically.  If you or a loved one have questions about child support, give us a call today for a free consultation at the Sellers Law Firm: where clients become family.

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