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Learn More>>Child Support Lawyers >>Modifcation Eligibility Lawyers

A Georgia parent typically does not have the right to petition for modification of the child support award regardless of the length of time since the establishment of the child support award unless there is a substantial change in either parents' income and financial status or the needs of the child.

 In general, however, a parent may request, either through him/her self or through a Georgia child support lawyer to modify a Georgia child support order at any time where the noncustodial parent has failed to exercise the child custody court ordered visitation, the noncustodial parent has exercised a greater amount of visitation than was provided in the court order for child custody, or the motion to modify is based upon an "involuntary loss of income".

The new Georgia child support guidelines have also increased the possibilities for modifying a Georgia child support order. Therefore, contacting a Georgia child custody lawyer can help you to decide whether requesting a child support modifcation may be beneficial to you.

Specifically, if there is a difference of at least 15 percent but less than 30 percent between what a new award would be and a Georgia child support order entered prior to January 1, 2007, the Court may, at its discretion, phase in the new child support award over a period of up to one year with the phasing in being largely evenly distributed with at least an initial immediate adjustment of not less than 25 percent of the difference and at least one intermediate adjustment prior to the final adjustment at the end of the phase-in period.

 If there is a difference of 30 percent or more between what a new child support award would be and a Georgia child support order entered prior to January 1, 2007, the Court may, at its discretion, phase in the new child support award over a period of up to two years with the phasing in of the Georgia child support award being largely evenly distributed with at least an initial immediate adjustment of not less than 25 percent of the difference and at least one intermediate adjustment prior to the final adjustment at the end of the phase-in period.

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