Georgia Child Support Guidelines
This page focuses on the two Georgia dates that matter most right now: the July 1, 2024 BCSO table update and the January 1, 2026 Parenting Time Adjustment and Low-Income Adjustment workflow.
Quick Reference
Income Shares
Source: O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15
July 1, 2024
Source: Senate Bill 454
January 1, 2026
Source: Commission adjustment materials
Georgia Worksheet Flow
Georgia starts by identifying monthly gross income for both parents under O.C.G.A. § 19-6-15.
The statute then moves the worksheet toward adjusted gross income before percentages are assigned.
The Basic Child Support Obligation is tied to the updated statewide table that changed on July 1, 2024.
Child care, health insurance, and the January 1, 2026 adjustment workflow can materially change the outcome.
What Usually Changes the Number
Income-side issues
Understated gross income, incorrect adjustments, or the wrong number of children will often distort the BCSO lookup before any parenting-time math even begins.
Adjustment-side issues
Parenting-day counts, low-income treatment, child care, and children’s health insurance are the common reasons two Georgia worksheets end up with very different outcomes.
Use This With Other Georgia Tools
Support pages should route back into the core Georgia calculators and legal explainers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I find the official Georgia worksheet?
Georgia routes users through the Child Support Commission’s online calculator. The commission FAQs state that the old Excel calculators were retired on September 30, 2018.
What happened on January 1, 2026?
Georgia’s Parenting Time Adjustment and Low-Income Adjustment materials became the current worksheet reference point, replacing older deviation-style explanations for those issues.
Does Georgia still use the same BCSO table from years ago?
No. Georgia published a new Basic Child Support Obligation table effective July 1, 2024.
Should I rely on an older Georgia worksheet article?
Only if it clearly addresses the July 1, 2024 table and the January 1, 2026 adjustments. If it does not, treat it as historical background instead of a current guide.