Mullin v. Roy

NAHMIAS, Justice.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether trial courts have the authority under the current version of the child support guidelines statute, OCGA § 19-6-15, to order lump-sum payment of child support obligations. We hold that trial courts do have such discretion, and we also find appellant’s other claims to be meritless. Accordingly, we affirm.

1. Appellant Scott J. Mullin (husband) and appellee Lacey E. Roy (wife) married on December 21, 2004. They have two children. Husband was a senior systems engineer for Cox Newspapers making approximately $80,000 a year, while wife…