Child Support — Establishment, Modification & Strategic Drafting

Child Support — Establishment, Modification & Strategic Drafting

Child support is one of the most technical and frequently modified areas of family law. This class provides a complete foundation for both establishing child support in an initial action and modifying an existing award when circumstances change.

We begin with the fundamentals of child support, including:

• The purpose and structure of Georgia’s child support framework

• General calculation principles and guideline application

• When and how attorney’s fees may be awarded in child support matters