New Child Support Guidelines in Georgia

HB221 was passed by the Georgia Legislature in 2005 and will become effective on
July 1, 2006, after expected revision in the 2006 legislative session. This bill is a sweeping reform of Georgia Child Support guidelines, implementing an ?income shares? model for the first time in Georgia history. The method of calculating child support is changing, as well as they amount of child support that will be awarded. Revisions to the bill recommended by the Georgia Child Support Commission will be considered by the Georgia General Assembly during its 2006 session and have been introduced in the Senate as SB382.

Laurie Dyke has been working with the committee to help develop the worksheets for calculating child support under the new law and has developed an electronic model to perform the calculations.

We have discontinued providing free child support calculations until further notice, because of pending changes in legislation and the worksheets themselves. We want to make sure that we are providing accurate information and that it is not misused. Thank you for your interest

If you have questions, comments, suggestions, or recommendations regarding HB221, you may join the listserv: http://mail.georgiacourts.org. This listserv is operated by the Child Support Guidelines Commission and is primarily directed at the public who are interested in the Commission's activities and are seeking more information. All meeting notices, summary of minutes and agendas are posted on this site. You may also send an email to the Georgia Child Support Guidelines Commission at childsupport@gaaoc.us.

Other sites which provide information about the issues surrounding this legislation are:

Georgians for Child Support Reform

Support the Children

Senterfitt & Knight Family Law

If you are interested in corresponding with your Georgia State Senator or Representative about this or any other legislation, visit Vote Smart to retrieve contact information.