Child Support
Worksheet
Child support in Georgia is calculated by using the Georgia Online Child Support Calculator. The
Georgia Online Child Support Calculator is an online calculator, which incorporates
the financial information of both parents to compute a document, commonly
referred to as the Child Support Worksheet, which will eventually be filed with the Court.
Each parent's gross monthly income (all income
from any source) or an imputed income (wealth that can be attributed to a
person) must be entered into the Child Support Worksheet. In addition to
income, general information regarding the children (name and age), and other
relevant financial information will be entered into the worksheet.
Once the general information has been entered into the worksheet,
it will calculate a presumptive amount of monthly child support. From there, adjustments will alter the presumptive child support amount upward
or downward by adjusting for childcare and health insurance costs paid by either parent. The
presumptive child support amount may also be altered by deviations for high income, low income, other health related insurance, life insurance,
alimony, mortgage, permanency plan or foster care plan, extraordinary expense,
parenting time and nonspecific deviations, etc.
Anyone may visit the Georgia Child Support Commission's
website to
create an account, enter a parent's relevant information, and calculate a
presumptive child support amount. However, it is important to keep in mind that
adjustments for health insurance and childcare must be considered in the
determination of monthly child support, but deviations are not required to be
considered and are only ordered at the Court's discretion.
If you would like to learn more about a
modification of child support, child support that is not being paid, or if you have
general questions about obtaining child support in your divorce case, contact
us for a free consultation with one of our experienced family law attorneys.
Written by: Rebekah Ann James