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Petition For Modification Of Child Support - Georgia
| Petition For Modification Of Child Support Form. This is a Georgia form and can be used in Family Division Superior Court Fulton Local County . |
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FULTON COUNTY STATE OF GEORGIA FAMILY DIVISION Petitioner: _________________________________ Civil Action File No: ______________ and Respondent: _______________________________ PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT Comes now the Petitioner, ___________________________________________, and states his/ her claim against the Respondent for a Modification of Child Support as follows: 1. The Respondent is subject to the jurisdiction of this Court as follows: (check a or b) a) The Respondent is a resident of Fulton County, Georgia and may be personally served with a copy of this petition and summons at:____________________________________________________. b) The Respondent is not a resident of the State of Georgia but is a resident of _____________ __________________________ (insert city and state) and the Petitioner lives here in Fulton County, Georgia. The Respondent can be personally served at _______________________________________ _______________________________________ (address) by second original with a copy of the petition and summons pursuant to O.C.G.A. ยง19-6-26. 2. On _____________________, _____, the Superior Court for County of __________________, State of Georgia, Civil Action File No. _____________ issued an order awarding permanent child support to the ______________________ (insert Petitioner or Respondent) in the amount of $________________ to be paid weekly/biweekly/semimonthly/monthly. 3. The Court awarded child support as follows: (check a or b) a) To the Petitioner the sum of ____________________________ as permanent child support. b) To the Respondent the sum of __________________________ as permanent child support. 4. Since that date there has been a substantial change as follows: Petition for Modification of Child Support rev. 7/2012 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com a) There has been a substantial upward change in the income or financial status of the Respondent which increases his/her ability to pay the child support award previously ordered. b) There has been a substantial downward change in the income or financial status of the Petitioner which decreases his/her ability to pay the child support award previously ordered. c) There has been a substantial change in the needs of the child(ren) as follows:___________ 5. Specifically at the time of the child support order, the following was true: a) The Respondent was earning $______________ per month; although as of ___________________ his/her gross earnings have increased to $________________ per month. b) The Petitioner was earning $______________ per month; although as of _____________________ his/her gross earnings have decreased to $_______________ per month. 6. a) No petition to modify has been filed within two years of the filing of this Petition. b) No petition to modify has been filed since the original child support order. WHEREFORE, Petitioner demands: (a) That the final judgment and decree awarding periodic payments of child support be modified so as to: 1) increase the payments commensurate with the Respondent's changed financial status; 2) decrease the payments commensurate with the Petitioner's changed financial status; (b) That Respondent be served with a copy of this Petition and Rule Nisi; and (c) That the Petitioner have such additional relief as the Court may deem equitable and appropriate. Signed this _____ day of _______________, _______. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________________ Pro Se Signature Name (print or type): _____________________ Address: _______________________________ _______________________________________ Phone Number: ( )____________________ Petition for Modification of Child Support rev. 7/2012 2 of 2 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Petition for Modification of Child Support rev. 7/2012 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com 3 f 3
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