Two prior articles have summarized Georgia’s Grandparent Visitation Rights Act of 2012 and its 2022 amendment (the “Act”).(1) As they discussed, the Act as amended expressly authorizes grandparents (as well as great-grandparents and siblings) to file original actions for visitation rights to min...
A prior article explored the use of imputed income for determinations of child support, alimony, and attorney’s fees in Georgia divorce actions. As that article discussed, Georgia law has permitted utilization of a party’s earning capacity, rather than gross income, to determine the amounts of chi...
Similarly to its provisions for modification of alimony (discussed in a prior article), Georgia law permits a parent to petition for modification of child support when “there is a substantial change in either parent’s income and financial status or the needs of the child.”(1) Governing law likewis...
Georgia law permits a court to modify a judgment providing permanent alimony for the support of a spouse “upon petition filed by either former spouse showing a change in the income and financial status of either former spouse.”(1) In modification actions, the law further authorizes a court, upon mot...
A prior article discussed whether Georgia law allows parents to waive their statutory right to seek modification of prior child custody rulings. In this article, we address whether parents can waive their ability to seek modification of child support obligations. The short answer is, no.
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