DOMESTIC RELATIONS Alimony and Child Support: Change Provisions Relating to the Calculation of Child Support; Clarify the Appeal Process in Certain Domestic Relations Cases; Clarify the Calculation of the Amount of Interest on Arrearage of Child Support; Clarify Definitions; Provide Guidelines for Determining the Amount of Child Support to Be Paid; Change Provisions Relating to Guidelines for Calculating Child Support; Reorganize Code Section 19-6-15, Relating to Guidelines for Calculating Child Support to Provide More Clarity on the Application of Such Child Support; Allow a Jury to Determine Gross Income and Deviations; Provide Calculation of Parenting Time; Provide for Definitions; Provide for Headings to Better Structure the Code Section; Provide for the Child Support Obligation Table; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Duties of the Georgia Child Support Commission; Correct Cross-References; Amend an Act Amending Titles 5, 7, and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to State Legislative Findings, Change Provisions Relating to Child Support, and Make other Related Changes; State Legislative Intent; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act provides presumptive tables for child support based on the income shares model, taking into consideration both parents' gross income in establishing the child support obligation of the non-custodial parent, and instructs the trier of fact how to calculate each parent's gross income. It provides for deviations in the calculation of gross income, but only if the court finds the deviation will not harm the best interest of the child. The Act also limits when a parent may petition the court for modification in child support.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, DOMESTIC RELATIONS Alimony and Child Support: Change Provisions Relating to the Calculation of Child Support; Clarify the Appeal Process in Certain Domestic Relations Cases; Clarify the Calculation of the Amount of Interest on Arrearage of Child Support; Clarify Definitions; Provide Guidelines for Determining the Amount of Child Support to Be Paid; Change Provisions Relating to Guidelines for Calculating Child Support; Reorganize Code Section 19-6-15, Relating to Guidelines for Calculating Child Support to Provide More Clarity on the Application of Such Child Support; Allow a Jury to Determine Gross Income and Deviations; Provide Calculation of Parenting Time; Provide for Definitions; Provide for Headings to Better Structure the Code Section; Provide for the Child Support Obligation Table; Change Certain Provisions Relating to the Duties of the Georgia Child Support Commission; Correct Cross-References; Amend an Act Amending Titles 5, 7, and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to State Legislative Findings, Change Provisions Relating to Child Support, and Make other Related Changes; State Legislative Intent; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol23/iss1/11