Child Support Rules - attorneys in Athens Georgia

Child Support Rules - attorneys in Athens Georgia

Child Support in Madison County GA Child Support Statutes

All states have child support rules which should be used to determine child support except when it is shown, in writing, that doing so is not in the best interest of the child. Many state rules take in account the needs of the child, other dependents, and the ability of the parents to pay. Judges should use these guidelines unless they can be shown to be inappropriate in a particular case.

Presently law requires all child support orders to include a provision for health care coverage, and the Child Support Enforcement agency must pursue private health care coverage if such coverage is available through a noncustodial parents employer. Medical support can take various forms.

When one parent is the custodial parent, the other parent almost always is ordered to provide child support. The reasoning is that both parents are responsible for supporting the children, and if the children stay with one parent most of the time, chances are that custodial parent will require some help paying for the housing, food, clothing, and everything else the children require. There are official child support rules provided in the statute that should followed in all cases in which the parents are not able to reach an agreement.

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