Macon Georgia divorce law firm

Macon Georgia divorce law firm
Jones County child custody

Child Support in Jones County Georgia

Under Georgia law both parents must support their children until a child reaches the age of twenty, dies, graduates from high school, marries, is emancipated, or joins the military, whichever event happens earlier. The non-custodial parent will be required to pay a reasonable amount of child support to the custodial parent for the childs living expenses. Child support, in addition to a monthly or weekly sum, may also include such items as health insurance and payment of medical and dental expenses.

From January 1, 2007, the guidelines for determining child support based on a new “income shares” model which will take into account the income of both the custodial parent and the non-custodial parent became effective. The child support guidelines are a minimum basis for calculating the amount of child support and will apply as a rebuttable presumption in all lawsuits involving the child support responsibility of a parent.

The Court cannot direct parents to pay for college. Yet, parents may agree to pay child support beyond the age of 18 or to pay for college expenses.

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