Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

I paid Florida court ordered child support through wage garnisment until the custodial mother and our child moved to Georgia seven years ago. I moved to Georgia at the same time and my wage garnishment continued until the custodial mother agreed to request Florida stop enforcing the ordered payments due to a reduction in my yearly wages. That was six years ago and I have paid what I could each month but very few times did I pay the monthly total that Florida ordered. My question: Now that we both live and work in Georgia, can the Florida enforcement order be re-instated or must we go through the Georgia court system to re-determine child support payment amount?


Asked on 1/19/12, 3:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Laurie Thomas Reed Thomas Law Group

Whenever there is a court order you have to abide by that order until the order is modified or set aside. You would still owe all the money under the Florida order. You should contact an attorney ASAP about doing a modification for you and since both of you live in GA there should not be a problem with jurisdiction. The new amount of child support would be based on GA law and takes into consideration both parties wages.

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Answered on 2/02/12, 9:10 am


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