Child Support Guardian Ad Litem now required for Domestic Relations Cases with minor children in the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Click HERE for further information.
New Parenting Plan form adopted by the Georgia Supreme Court April 3, 2008:
A Domestic Relations Financial Affidavit is required for all domestic cases
involving temporary or permanent child support, alimony, equitable division of
property, and/or modification of alimony.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007For Domestic Cases involving child support, a completed
child support worksheet AND
a Financial Affidavit will be required
at the mediation session.
Failure to provide required financial information will result in the termination of the mediation session with the non-complying party(ies) responsible for the entire cost of the session (not less than $100.00). The parties will be required to attend another mediation session. Failure to provide financial data at the second scheduled session will result in the termination of the mediation session with the non-complying party responsible for the entire cost of the session (not less than $100.00). The case will then be released to proceed to court and the ADR Program Directof shall notify the judge of the party's failure to provide the required financial data. The judge may find the party in contempt and impose any other appropriate sanctions.)
Child support worksheets must be completed on the web or on
the downloadable excel version.The website
to complete the worksheet as well as important information on how to complete
the child support worksheet is available on-line at:
If you do not have access to the internet,
hi-speed internet access is available at your local public library.
Actions filed in the Griffin Judicial Circuit
(Fayette, Spalding, Pike & Upson counties) can get child support set,
collected or changed by contacting the Office of Child Support Services at (770) 229-3100 for Fayette &
Spalding Counties or (706)646-6016 Pike & Upson Counties OR you can make
application on-line at:www.ocse.dhr.georgia.gov.
For actions in the Griffin Judicial Circuit, counsel and parties should consult the newly revised Domestic Relations Action Standing Order which was further amended as of December, 2007, for Fayette, Spalding, Pike and Upson Counties.
IMPORTANT:When completing your worksheet on line – DO NOT submit it to the court
until you have printed a copy.Once the
worksheet is submitted, you will NOT
be able to retrieve it from the website.
HINT:To calculate your child support
easily, you need to have the appropriate documentation in hand.Examples include:documentation relating to income, preexisting
child support orders, health insurance and work related child care expenses, and
the child’s extraordinary special expenses.
A Financial Affidavit form, as well as other useful information, may be found on the "Forms" page of this web site. For a direct link to the Financial Affidavit form in printable .pdf format, click HERE.
Minimum Rates For Neutrals
The assigned rate for neutrals in the Sixth Judicial Circuit ADR is currently $100.00 per hour. Although there is a one-hour minimum, parties should be prepared to stay for a mediation session of at least two hours and be prepared to pay a minimum of $100.00. Neutrals who are selected by agreement of the parties (as opposed to being randomly assigned by the ADR Office) are entitled to compensation at their published rate. To view background information and published hourly rates of neutrals registered in the Sixth District, click on "Neutral List" in the Menu Bar above.
Calendar Info For Neutrals
Attention All Neutrals Registered With Sixth District ADR:
If you are a neutral registered with this office you may view your personal calendar of scheduled mediations by signing on to our "Office Tracker" website and typing in your login name and password, which you should previously have received by mail from this office.
To access the Office Tracker system set your browser to:
http://70.155.127.35:8001/
For directions on using the Web Calendar system, click HERE.
Counties Served: Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding, Pike, Upson
