Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

GA Child support law: I received a TPO which included child support from my ex husband in 2009. We've been to court several times from TPO(2009)- our final divorce hearing(2013). Since the TPO was ordered he's been behind on child support. He's currently in excess of $25,000 in arrears (the amount of payments he hasn't paid since 2009). We've had several orders between the TPO in 2009 and the final decree in 2013 and some has addressed child support from that date forward but none addressed child support arrears. My ex now says that I can't get child support arrears before 2013 because another order (addressing the amount of child support going forward, from 2013, not arrears) voided the prior order and now he's not liable for what was ordered before. Is this true?


Asked on 11/14/14, 12:38 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

Nope. Not just a deadbeat, but a liar. Get a lawyer. It may be time to give him the choice of jail or paying up.

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Answered on 11/14/14, 2:01 pm
Ralph Villani VILLANI LAW FIRM

He is WRONG

He OWES the $$$

Hire an attorney immediately

God Bless

Ralph

770.985.6773

(Answered 24 x 7 x 365+)

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Answered on 11/15/14, 8:30 am
Tahira Piraino Tahira P. Piraino

Once the TPO ended (assuming it was a year), the order to provide support ended for that action. He would owe what he didn't pay during the TPO, but don't think the actual order to pay extends after that. Don't know what the other orders say so can't comment. I assume you had an attorney in the divorce action. You need to get him/her to review the succession of orders to determine what is owed. If you didn't have one, you need to get one.

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Answered on 11/16/14, 8:42 am


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