Child Custody Hearing Divorce Attorney GA

Georgia Code Sections 19-5-12, 19-6-14, and 19-6-15 provide that the following factors must be considered when determining child support:

(1) the age of the children;
(2) a child’s medical costs or extraordinary needs;
(3) educational costs;
(4) daycare costs;
(5) shared physical custody arrangements;
(6) a parent’s support obligations to another household;
(7) hidden income of a parent;
(8) the income of the parent with custody;
(9) contributions of the parents;
(10) extreme economic circumstances;
(11) a parent’s own extraordinary needs;
(12) historic spending levels of the family;
(13) the cost of health and accident insurance coverage for the child; and
(14) any extraordinary visitation travel expenses.

In a child custody hearing, the decision of the court may be considered reversible error if they won't hear the child's preference. However, the court has the discretion to interview the child out of the parents' presence. A child as young as 5 or 6 years of age may be heard. Though it is rare the court will hear from a child under 7 years, the child's ability to tell the truth from fiction and maturity will be the guidelines for whether a child may be heard. A child of 10 or 12 years of age is certainly entitled to have their opinions heard and given weight in legal proceedings about custody. Additionally, the court has the power to appoint an attorney for the child in contested cases.

We are based in Athens, GA (Georgia). Our Divorce Attorneys can represent you if you are located in Athens, Watkinsville, Carnesville, Elberton, Homer, Jefferson, Danielsville, Lexington, Hartwell, Winder, and Clarke County, Oconee County, Elbert County, Franklin County, Banks County, Jackson County, Madison County, Hart County, Barrow County and Oglethorpe County, Ben Epps Airport, University of Georgia (UGA), Piedmont Judicial Circuit, Northern Judicial Circuit and Athens-Clarke County.

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Our family law firm handles cases in Athens, Georgia. Our Georgia divorce lawyers represent clients in Athens and the Athens-Clarke County area.