Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

In Georgia, when a child turns 14, they can sign an Affidavit as to which parent they want to live with. My 16 year old daughter chose to come live with me. I ended up signing a Modification agreement that did not give me the full amount of child support that Ga's calculation allowed me, nor continued to provide child support when the child goes to college. This was based on the father's alleged intention to move to Texas to live because he didn't want to stay living in Georgia near his child, thereby increasing his visitation expense, even though I vehemently told my attorney several times that he'd never move, he'd never pay to have his daughter flown to another state for visitation. Now, only a few months after signing the agreement, he quit his job and joined a company that sent him to Afghanistan to train their police, where he's making a lot more money than he was at the time of calculating what his child support amount would be. He has not once communicated with our daughter, nor has he taken her for any visitation. Bottom line is: did he commit fraud? and can I file any other action besides a bar complaint against my attorney for allowing my ex to pay me less based on fictitious plans to move to Texas? No, she did not represent him; Yes, I paid her fees; But based on the outcome it sure seems like she helped him get what he wanted more than what I needed for the benefit of my child.


Asked on 9/25/10, 4:51 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

Nothing in your post shows any reason for a bar complaint. In fact, you state in your own post that you signed an agreement, so everything that happened in the case was by your choice.

If you feel that the father misled the court, your beef is with him, and, depending on what your order and agreement actually say, and what the trial transcript said (if one was done), perhaps you can sue him.

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Answered on 9/30/10, 2:54 pm


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