What are Deviations?
What are Child Support Deviations?
Every family's situation is unique. Therefore, the presumptive amount of child support created by including both parents income in the Online Georgia Child Support Calculator, may not be a sufficient amount. Many times, there are several other factors that affect the child's needs and the ability of both parents to meet those needs. These are accounted for as "deviations." When deviations are included in the child support calculation, they may vary the presumptive amount upwards or downwards depending on the situation. It is important to remember that some deviations must be included in your child support calculation - these are mandatory deviations. Likewise, some deviations may be included but don't have to be - these are non-mandatory deviations.
Mandatory Deviations
As mentioned above, if you have a scenario where one of the Mandatory Deviations below applies to your case, then you must take this deviation into consideration when calculating child support. In Georgia, there are two mandatory deviations, which are both listed below.
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Work Related Child Care Expenses Deviation
