I represent Petitioners and Respondents in motions to modify child support upward or downward after the divorce decree is entered. The child support guidelines changed significantly in January of 2007. Many parties obligated to pay child support may benefit by filing for a modification of child support. In the event the party obligated to pay child support fails to fulfill the obligation, I file a motion for contempt seeking relief, such as that the obligation be paid immediately, that the delinquent party be incarcerated until the obligation is paid, that an income deduction order be entered, and/or that the delinquent party pay the attorney's fees for the moving party. In situations where an income deduction order is not in place, it may be necessary to obtain one so that child support is automatically deducted by the employer, forwarded to the Family Registry, and then to the parent receiving child support. I can advise you on your rights as to receiving and paying child support and handle any action to modify or enforce child support.

Beginning in January 2008, the statute on custody changed. As a result of the new statute, detailed parenting plans are required, and children fourteen years of age or older may select which parent he or she wants to live with; however, the Court does not have to place the child with that parent if the placement is not in the child's best interest. Also, under the new statute, the Court can grant attorneys' fees to either party at a temporary or final hearing on child custody.

Please feel free to call us at 678-566-6959 or email the firm if you need to speak with a top rated child support attorney in the Roswell and Alpharetta, GA area.

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