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Georgia changed how child support is calculated, and parents in Gwinnett County and Lawrenceville are already feeling it. The update is one of the more significant shifts to the state's support guidelines in recent years. Here is what you need to know. The biggest...
Child support decisions require courts to balance a child’s needs with what parents can afford to pay. What should parents know about these complex calculations? How do Georgia courts calculate child support? Georgia courts use the Income Shares Model to determine the...
Under the common law of England, illegitimate children could not be rendered legitimate by any subsequent act of their parents. They were unfortunate members of society branded forever by the lusts of their mothers and fathers. The only possible method of legitimization was by the affirmative act of Parliament and so it remains to this day in all common law…
If you are going through a divorce in Gwinnett County, it is important that you secure the services of a Gwinnett County family lawyer. Whether you think you need legal representation or not, it is important that you have an attorney on your side that is committed to protecting your best interests, especially if you are going to have to deal…
In Georgia, a parent may seek modification of child support whenever there is a drastic change in income or the needs of the children involved. For example, if the parent that pays child support recently received a substantial change in his or her annual salary, modification may be an option (wither to increase or decrease monthly child support payments). Parents…
There are times when it may be necessary to ask the judge to change a child support, child custody, or visitation order. When that time comes, it’s best to work with a knowledgeable Gwinnett County divorce attorney like Douglas N. Fox. Life changes, as do the circumstances under which a court-order was originally based upon. When a person experiences a significant…