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Columbus GA visitation law firm

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Columbus GA visitation law firm Child visitation rights Columbus GA After a separation or divorce, if joint child custody has been granted, child visitation rights are given to the non-custodial parent. A judge may award short-term visitation rights to one parent, whereas the other will receive primary physical custody of the child during the divorce case. If the court feels that it is best for the child to keep regular contact with both parents, long-term child visitation rights are given. Child visitation rights should not be viewed as a given right. The court may decide that it is in the...

Harris County GA family law attorney

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Harris County GA family law attorney Child visitation in Columbus Georgia If the judge comes to the decision that it is in the best interest of the child to be in touch with both parents, then the visitation rights come into picture. although, child custody does not come with a blanket sanction of visitation rights, it is completely on the judge to grant or not depending on the given proof. The judge has the powers to give custody to a parent and refusing visitation rights to the other in certain circumstances. When both parents have mutually agreed to visitation rights...

Muscogee County GA child support attorney

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Muscogee County GA child support attorney Enforcing child support obligations in Columbus GA When a person willfully disobeys a lawful child support order, he or she can be jailed for contempt of court. The civil contempt lawsuit is filed by the custodial parent. After that, the nonpaying parent should be served with process because he or she has the Constitutional right to attend the hearing and present a defense. If the nonpaying parent is served with process but does not attend the court, the court can order a bench warrant issued for his or her arrest. If the court finds...

Muscogee County Georgia child support payment attorneys

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Muscogee County Georgia child support payment attorneys Child support payments in Columbus GA Unlike alimony, payments of child support is not deducted from the payers income taxes. although, if you pay more than 50% of the actual costs of child support, you can claim the child as a dependent to save taxes. Parents generally agree on the issue of the dependents deduction so that both do not make the claim which can trigger an IRS audit. The court that grants the original child support award is said to have continuing jurisdiction to change the order as conditions warrant. Either parent...

Columbus Georgia child support amount lawyer

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Columbus Georgia child support amount lawyer Amount of child support in Chattahoochee County GA To help the court in determining the right amount of support, both parents will be required by the judge to prepare a financial declaration that is signed under penalty of perjury. Each parent must fully disclose their income from all sources, the nature and extent of their assets like bank accounts, investments and real property and their financial obligations. The court will depend heavily on these documents in making the order and therefore it is in the best interests of the children that the declarations are...

Harris County Georgia divorce lawyers

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Harris County Georgia divorce lawyers Child custody orders in Muscogee County Georgia During a marriage or committed relationship, custody issues are not usually a ground for concern for the court. Yet when parents divorce or cease to reside together with their children as a family, the courts are generally required to set by order the amount of child support a non-custodial parent should pay. As with the issue of custody, this can be reached by agreement or by fighting it out in the court. Child support payments, like alimony, may be incorporated into the divorce judgment or may be provided...