- Jurisdiction
- Georgia
I have a visitation order along with a child support order for my son that have been in effect since 2014. Recently I went to court via zoom in September to modify the support order. I signed the order that was for my son, but DFCS never filed it. I have 2 other children with the same women but neither order had been placed for the other 2 children. I was advised in April of this year that DFCS neglected to file the updated order as the other 2 children were supposed to be added. I still have not signed any updated order that involves all 3 of my children, but now DFCS is trying to claim back child support as if I intentionally wasn't paying. I had a wage garnishment order in effect, but DFCS was only deducting the original amount not the updated amount. Now they are trying to hit me with over $3000 in arrears. What are my options? Is DFCS in the wrong? I thought that by changing anything on a court document, that made a whole new document which would then still have to have my signature. Is this legal?