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Understanding your rights and obligations as it relates to child suppor in Georgia has recently become much more complex than in the past. Prior to January 1, 2007, the Georgia child support guidelines that were used to calculate Georgia child support figures were based off of the non-custodial parent's gross income. For instance, prior to January 1, 2007, a non-custodial parent who had a gross income of $100,000.00 would be requried to pay $18,000.00 to $23,000.00 per year in child support to the custodial parent. Now, the Georgia child support guidelines currently used take into account a multitude of factors, including but not limited to, the gross income of both parents, the pro rata income ratio of each parent, additional expenses expected in raising the child, and adjustments for insurance that may already be provided for the benefit of the child.

This portion of our website is designed to educate you on some of the basic child support guidelines prior and post January 1, 2007. If you are parents that will be divorcing in the future, the post January 1, 2007 Georgia child support guidelines will dictate what your child support payments will be in the future. If a child support order was issued in Georgia prior to the January 1, 2007 child support guidelines being implemented, it may be possible that your child support order can be overturned and a new child support order be issued. Whether or not the new child support guidelines can be applied retroactively to a past child support guideline order depends on the percentage change that would occur if the new child support guidelines were used compared to the old child support guidelines (the larger the disparity the more likely that a judge will revisit the child support order currently in place).