Counterpoints & What’s Next
USA Herald reached out to the Georgia Department of Human Services and the Division of Child Support Services for comment on the pending litigation. As of publication time, no response has been received.
The defendants are now required to formally respond to the complaint in federal court. Their first step will likely be to file a motion to dismiss, which will argue that even if the facts alleged by the plaintiffs are true, they do not constitute a violation of constitutional law. A federal judge will then decide whether the case has enough legal merit to proceed.
The lawsuit does not seek monetary damages. Instead, it asks for declaratory and injunctive relief—a court order declaring the state’s practice unconstitutional and forcing the agencies to stop imputing income to parents who have proven they cannot pay. If successful, the case could reshape child support enforcement in Georgia and set a powerful precedent for similar challenges nationwide.
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