Q: Questions about an arbitrator's authority and abilities in Ga.
My ex and I are in a disagreement about the wording of parts of our parenting plan, and it is currently causing some financial burden for me and our daughter with bills that would normally be split between us and my ex not paying their portion (there have been no issues for the last 18 months with these bills). We have a fairly peaceful parallel parenting relationship, and both agree that bringing lawyers and the courts into this would take too long and cost too much. So our solution for this is to hire an Arbitrator to hear both sides and make a decision for the two of us to follow since we cannot agree on a solution. I also have concerns/questions about the Child Support amount that was originally awarded and how we handled the child care credit tax deduction. I would like to request the arbitrator to review those parts of our mediation agreement to make sure the numbers are fair and correct and suggest any changes that are warranted. Is that within an arbitrator's authority?
A: You don't want to hire lawyers but you posted a question to ask lawyers what they think? You all can go through any arbitration you want. But whatever comes out of that neither party has to abide by. So I'm not sure what would be the point. Not to mention an arbitrator can only interpret the words of your orders, because they weren't a party to your case, and you can do the same thing. So again, I'm not sure what the point of arbitration is. The two of you were actually there. If you can't figure out what the court intended I'm not sure what a third party can do, based on reading the orders.
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