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Ga child support law change again

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reneewatkins23

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What is the name of your state? georgia.

well since the law changed in July 2006 how does it affect us all?

My case was handled through CSE. I am not trying to ask them to reopen and make changes in my case because my experience with them was terrible. :mad:

Just wondering - if either of the two parties has to request a modification or will CSE rework the cases. I really would not like to start that fight again. In my situation the father can be really mean and I prefer to leave things as they are unless he decides to ask for a modification.
 


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NoDiggety

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Is Georgia the state that recently revamped their child support statutes and decided to get with the program and hold BOTH parents financially responsible?
 
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topsidder

Member
Georgia's new law was slated to become effective July 1, 2006.

The limited information available is confusing. GA legislation decided, when they distributed the "theoretical" calculators that the new law was not working (you decide for yourself what may have caused this) Some argue the support awards were lowered to much; some argue that the awards were to high. GA legislation has decided to remove a key component in the new calculation. They are removing the shared parenting allowance. Due to the change, my understanding is that the new law will "be on the books" by the first of 2007. Those of us who have had access to the "theoretical" calculator have determined that with the removal of shared parenting time the awards have not changed "significantly" to warrent any modifications to existing orders. It has been my experience that only the "well-to-do" will see a significant change.

Remember, in GA, there must be a significant change (+10%) to be granted a review. The rumor is that with the new law, there must be a +15% change to be granted a review. GA has no obligation to review all existing cases. Once the law is on the books and there are published calculators, any party may ask for a review as long as the change is +15%.

A good web site to review for GA is www.gachildsupport.org.
 
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