Child Support and Custody Modifications Lawyer
Gwinnett County ▪ DeKalb County ▪ Hall County
One of the most important parts of any divorce settlement is preparing for your children's future. The child support and child custody plan you develop will shape the future of your family. At the Suwanee offices of the Lekan Law Firm, we will help you with your initial concerns and provide a resource for you in the future if you later seek modifications to your child support or custody arrangements.
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In Georgia, child support is largely determined by a statutory formula. When determining child custody arrangements, the court will look at a variety of factors, based on the best interest of the child, to determine custody. In either case, modifications are available as circumstances in your family change over time.
- Child Support: It is important to resolve how much will be paid and how those payments will be made. It is also important to determine when payments will cease for each child involved. Child support also takes into account other expenses, such as daycare, extracurricular activities, tutoring, medical concerns, travel, and summer camp. We will make sure your child support plan takes into account every aspect of your family's situation.
- Child Custody: Most divorce cases result in a joint custody arrangement where one parent typically retains primary physical custody of the children and both parents share decision making authority on major issues, such as education, medical concerns, and religion. If the parties are not able to reach an agreement on custody, the court will use the best interests of the child test to determine custody arrangements.
- Visitation and Parenting Plan: There are multiple ways to come up with a visitation plan for the non-custodial parent. You may have limited or liberal visitation. It is important to determine how parenting time can be shared so that each parent has valuable time to be with the children.
Child Support and Custody Modifications
In Georgia, a parent may seek child custody, child support, or visitation modifications every two years or after a major change in circumstances. If you want to modify your current plan to more accurately reflect the current circumstances in your family, we can help you obtain the appropriate post-divorce modifications.
Preparing For Your Consultation
Once you have scheduled your consultation with us, you will need to complete the following forms in advance of your consultation in order for us to efficiently evaluate your case:
- Child Custody Modification/Support Client Interview Sheet
- Financial Affidavit in PDF or Financial Affidavit in Excel
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As your family changes, so should your child custody, support, and visitation plans. We can help you create a plan that protects your rights and works for your children. Our offices are located one mile off I-85. We are open during regular business hours, but under some circumstances we can arrange for extended hour and weekend consultations. Contact us today for your initial consultation.
