Oconee County, GA child support lawyer

The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) assists children by enforcing parental responsibility to pay financial support. Every Georgia family has access to OCSS services, including assistance with locating non-custodial parents, confirming paternity, establishing and enforcing child support and medical support orders, and collecting and distributing payments. The Courts in Oconee County, GA will not order parents to pay for college. However, parents can agree to pay child support beyond the age of 18 or to pay for college expenses. Seek the assistance of an experienced Oconee County, GA child support lawyer. Some states charge interest on past due child support payments. Interest may be charged to unpaid support at the rate fixed by state law. In the these states, judgment interest generally is decided in child support matters in the same manner it is in other civil judgments. States that charge interest usually begin its accrual on the day the relevant child support payment becomes due and unpaid. A state's decision to award interest is based on important public policy decisions. Many states consider that the award of interest compels obligors to make their child support payments on time. Interest also provides the child a measure of compensation for the loss caused by the tardiness of the child support payments. To know if you are eligible for interest on past due child support in Oconee County, GA, contact a Oconee County, GA child support lawyer.

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