Divorce legal issues in Georgia must be settled through the spouses’ agreement or by a trial before the divorce is approved. But there may be post-divorce modifications in specific situations. Settlement agreements The spouses can initially settle issues by entering a...
Post-Divorce Modifications
How courts view child support modification
A common misconception about child support orders in Georgia is that they are easily modified to account for any changed economic circumstances. The truth is that it takes much more to change the court order already in place. There needs to be a substantial change in...
Steps to take if you need a child support modification
Following divorce, life does not stay the same which is why child support and child custody modification options may be available to help parents and families with the changes they face. In some circumstances, it may be possible to modify a child support or child...
Using a modification to spend more time with your children
Some parents fail to push for shared custody or adequate parenting time in a divorce because they haven't had time to emotionally adjust to the new reality that will shape their most important relationships. Weeks or even months after a divorce, that parent may find...