Baskin & Baskin, P.C.
Child Support Guidelines
The family law attorneys of Baskin & Baskin, P.C. in Marietta, Georgia, vigorously represent clients in child support cases throughout metropolitan Atlanta. Our firm has assisted individuals and families in matters of family law since 1974. If you need to obtain an order for child support, modify a current support order, or get help with child support enforcement, contact a child support lawyer today.
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Our child support lawyers will also negotiate an agreement or litigate cases that are especially complex or challenging.
Determining fair and reasonable child support
Although general guidelines are outlined in the law, a number of factors are considered before the court decides upon a “fair and reasonable” amount of child support. Educational costs, medical expenses, day care costs, shared physical custody, and other factors are examined. The incomes of the custodial parent, the non-custodial parent, and of a new spouse (in the case of re-marriage) as well as obligations to other households are all part of the equation. While modifications can be filed after an order or divorce agreement is finalized, it is best to come as close as possible to an agreement that will work for all parties in the first place.
Child Support Modification
When circumstances substantially change, Baskin & Baskin presents persuasive cases for modifying the amount of child support. A change in custody or the amount of visitation, a large raise in salary, a work lay-off or injury, and the addition of new obligations because of a re-marriage are some factors that may result in the need to file a claim for modification.
On January 1, 2007, child support guidelines changed!
For our clients in metropolitan Atlanta, child support guidelines and the recent change is a much-discussed issue. In general, lawyers in the field believe that child support awards will be lower than under the current guidelines. However, each individual family circumstance will differ.
We offer legal counsel to the people of metropolitan Atlanta. For clear and accurate information about child support in your particular circumstances, contact Baskin & Baskin.
Baskin & Baskin, P.C.
Georgia Child Support Lawyers
132 Forest Avenue
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone (770) 424-7780
Fax (770) 424-5168
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For questions about Atlanta child support guidelines or to help calculate alimony, contact a child support lawyer Baskin & Baskin, P.C., serving the people of Marietta, Georgia, as well as Atlanta and its north metro counties from our office in Cobb County. Our family law practice, established in 1974, serves clients throughout Cobb, Fulton, Cherokee, Paulding, Bartow, and Forsyth counties.
