Title 19 — Domestic Relations
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O.C.G.A. § 19-11-36 Required information in notice to obligor
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The child support enforcement agency shall notify an obligor subject to an administrative levy, as well as any other party known to have an interest in the account, of the action taken. The notice shall contain all of the following information: (1) The name and social security nu…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-37 Challenges to levy; mistakes; procedures; reimbursement
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(a) Challenges to the administrative levy for child support arrearage may be initiated only by an obligor or by an account holder of interest. Actions initiated by the child support enforcement agency pursuant to Code Sections 19-11-32 through 19-11-36, this Code section, and Cod…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-38 Required financial institution action
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(a) Upon receipt of a notice under Code Section 19-11-35, the financial institution shall do all of the following: (1) Immediately encumber funds in all accounts in which the obligor has an interest to the extent of the debt indicated in the notice; and (2) Forward the moneys encu…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-39 Computerized central case registry for support orders
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(a) The department shall create by contract, cooperative agreement, or otherwise a computerized central case registry for all support orders entered by any court or administrative tribunal of this state. All support orders obtained by the child support enforcement agency as well …
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-40 Short title
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This article may be cited as the “Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act.” History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 34. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, §§ 29 and 30, not codified by the General Assembly, provide that judgments, decrees, or orders issued under the authority of law…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-40.1 Effective date for application of article
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No new petition may be filed, nor may any type of proceeding be initiated, under this article on or after January 1, 1998. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any petitions filed or proceedings initiated on or after January 1, 1998, be governed by the provisions of Articl…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-41 Purposes of article
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The purposes of this article are to improve and extend by reciprocal legislation the enforcement of duties of support and to make uniform the law with respect thereto. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-42 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Certification” means certification in accordance with the laws of the certifying state. (2) “Court” means the superior court of this state and, when the context requires, means the court of any other state as defined in a substantially similar…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-44 ATTORNEYS
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Adoption. Attorney’s affidavit, §19-8-13. Examination of records by attorneys, §19-8-23. Alimony.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-45 Definitions, §19-11-42
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Department of human services. Designated as state information agency, §19-11-58. Determination of paternity, §19-11-66. Discovery procedures, §19-11-62. Duty of state court when acting as responding court, §19-11-60. Duty of support. Choice of law for determining duties, §19-11-4…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-48 When authorized, §19-11-48
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Foreign support orders, §§19-11-76 to 19-11-81. Additional remedies on, §19-11-76.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-49 Conflicts of law
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Interstate family support act. Credit for payments made in pursuant to other orders, §19-11-118. Multiple orders for two or more obligees, §19-11-117. Recognition of orders, §19-11-116. Responding tribunals. Applicable law, §19-11-122. Definitions. Interstate family support act, §…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-51 VERDICTS
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Child support. Enforcement of verdicts, §19-6-16. Divorce. Disposition of property in accordance with verdict, §19-5-13. VERIFICATION. Divorce petitions, §19-5-5. Marriage licenses, §19-3-33. VETERINARIANS. Child support enforcement. Suspension or denial of license for failure to…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-52 Contents of petition; when cause of action arises
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The petition shall be verified and shall state the name and, so far as known to the petitioner, the address and circumstances of the respondent and the names of his dependents for whom support is sought and all other pertinent information. The petitioner may include in or attach t…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-53 Minor obligees
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By whom petition brought, §19-11-54. Obligor’s extradition, §19-11-48.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-54 Obligor’s extradition, §19-11-48
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Representation of petitioner by district attorney, §19-11-53. Foreign support orders. Applicability of registration provision, §19-11-78. Transmittal of copies of petition, §19-11-55. When cause of action arises, §19-11-52. Previous support orders not superseded, §19-11-71. How p…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-56 Payment of costs and fees by state; issuance of execution to reimburse state
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A court of this state, whether the state is acting as an initiating or a responding state, may, in its discretion, direct that any part of or all fees and costs incurred in this state, including, without limitation by enumeration, fees for filing, service of process, seizure of pr…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-57 When respondent’s arrest authorized
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(a) When a court of this state, acting as an initiating state, has reason to believe that the respondent may flee the jurisdiction, it may request in its certificate that the court of the responding state obtain the body of the respondent by appropriate process, if that is permissi…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-58 Department of Human Services designated state information agency; duties
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The Department of Human Services is designated as the state information agency under this article and it shall be its duty: (1) To compile a list of the courts in this state having jurisdiction under this article and their addresses and to transmit the same to the state informati…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-59 AUCTIONEERS
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Child support enforcement. Suspension or denial of license for failure to pay support, §§19-6-28.1, 19-11-9.3. Licenses. Child support enforcement. Suspension or denial of license for failure to pay support, §§19-6-28.1, 19-11-9.3. Refusal to issue. Child support enforcement, §§1…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-6 SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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Divorce grounds, §19-5-3. Collusion, consent, like conduct or condonation, §19-5-4. Juvenile drug use. Reporting requirements, §19-7-6. SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. County child fatality review committees. Death eligible for review, §19-15-3. SUMMONS AND PROCESS. Garnishment. Am…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-61 Venue
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Enforcement of duties of support, §19-11-51. SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES ACT. Power of attorney delegating caregiving authority, §§19-9-120 to 19-9-134. Short title, §19-9-120. 1440 INDEX TEACHERS —Cont’d Child abuse and neglect —Cont’d Visiting teachers. Reporting of c…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-62 Discovery procedures
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In any proceeding under this article the court may order interrogatories or depositions to be taken within or outside the state pursuant to the provisions of law applicable to a court of record. 1195 19-11-63 History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 18.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-63 Compliance with orders
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Power of court to assure, §19-11-65. Foreign support orders, §§19-11-76 to 19-11-81. Present or future support orders not to be jeopardized, §19-11-50. Previous support orders not superseded, §19-11-71. Right of appeal, §19-11-75. Temporary order, §19-11-74. Extradition of obligo…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-64 Transmittal of copy of order to initiating state
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The court of this state, when acting as a responding state, shall cause to be transmitted to the court of the initiating state a copy of all orders of support or for reimbursement therefor. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 20.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-65 Power of court to assure compliance with orders
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In addition to the other powers specified in this article, the court of this state, when acting as the responding state, has the power to subject the respondent to such terms and conditions as the court may deem proper to assure compliance with its orders and in particular has the…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-66 Determination of paternity
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If the obligor asserts as a defense that he is not the father of the child for whom support is sought and it appears to the court that the defense is not frivolous and if both of the parties are present at the hearing or if the proof required in the case indicates that the presen…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-68 Duty of court, §19-11-55
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Disbursing payments received, §19-11-68. Transmittal of copies of petition, certificate and article, §19-11-55. State court acting as responding state. Certified statement of payments made by respondent, §19-11-67. Duty of court, §19-11-60. Procedure when unable to obtain jurisdict…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-69 Spouses competent and compellable to testify
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Laws attaching a privilege against the disclosure of communications between husband and wife are inapplicable to proceedings under this article. Husband and wife are competent witnesses and may be compelled to testify to any relevant matter, including marriage and parentage. 1200…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-7 Food stamps
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Child support. Benefits excluded from gross income calculation, §19-6-15. WITHHOLDING. Income withholding. Interstate family support act. Income-withholding orders issued in another state or foreign country, §§19-11-150 to 19-11-156. WITNESSES. Abandonment of dependent pregnant wi…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-70 Rules of evidence
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In any hearing under this article, the court shall be bound by the same rules of evidence that bind the juvenile courts of this state. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 25.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-71 Previous support orders not superseded; how payments credited
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Any order of support issued by a court of this state when acting as a responding state shall not supersede any previous order of support issued in a divorce or separate maintenance action, but the amounts for a particular period paid pursuant to either order shall be credited aga…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-72 Minor obligees
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Guardian ad litem not necessary, §19-11-54. Obligor and obligee located in different counties. Support proceedings, §19-11-47. Obligor in state not dependent on obligee’s presence. Liability for support under state law, §19-11-46. 1439 INDEX SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE —Cont’d Unifor…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-73 Construction of article
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This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 31.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-74 Temporary order
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At any time after the filing of a petition for support and before final hearing, the court may, on satisfactory affidavits or other proof, order a temporary allowance pending a hearing on the merits of the petition. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 32.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-75 Right of appeal; effect of appeal on order of support
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Any respondent in an action brought under this article shall have the right of appeal as in civil actions. Any order for support made by the court shall not be affected by an appeal but shall continue in effect until the appeal is decided and thereafter, if the appeal is denied, …
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-76 Additional remedies on foreign support order
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If the duty of support is based on a foreign support order, the obligee has the additional remedies provided in Code Sections 19-11-77 through 19-11-81. History. Ga. L. 1979, p. 938, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-78 Application of Code Section 19-11-53
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Code Section 19-11-53 shall apply equally when this state is acting either as a rendering or registering state. History. Ga. L. 1979, p. 938, § 1. 19-11-79. Registration procedure — Transmittal of documents to district attorney; filing; notice; docketing. (a) An obligee seeking to…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-80 Filing generally, §19-11-79
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Filing in registry, §19-11-77. Grounds for stay, §19-11-80. Hearing, §19-11-80. Notice, §19-11-79. Registration procedure, §§19-11-77, 19-11-79, 19-11-80. Representation of petitioner by district attorney. Applicability of provisions, §19-11-78. Support obligation issued by Georg…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-81 Short title, §19-11-40
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URINALYSIS. Juvenile drug use reporting, §19-7-6. UTILITY CONTRACTORS. Child support enforcement. Suspension or denial of license for failure to pay support, §§19-6-28.1, 19-11-9.3. UTILITY CONTRACTORS —Cont’d Licenses. Suspension or refusal to restore. Child support enforcement,…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9 ACCOUNTANTS
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Child support enforcement. Suspension or denial of license for failure to pay support, §§19-6-28.1, 19-11-9.3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Adoption. Surrender of right to child, §19-8-4. Forms, §19-8-26. Legitimation. Voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, §19-7-46.1. Interstate family supp…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9.1 Debt adjustment
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Violation of provisions, §18-5-4. False swearing. Child support recovery act. Investigation to determine ability to support, §19-11-10. Family violence. Family violence intervention programs. Administrative fines, §19-13-17. Marriage ceremony. Officiating at marriage ceremony with…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9.2 Duty of employers to report employee hiring or rehiring
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(a) Employers doing business in the State of Georgia shall report to the Georgia state support registry managed by the Department of Human Services: (1) The hiring of any person who resides or works in this state to whom the employer anticipates paying earnings; and (2) The hirin…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9.3 Short title
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Purposes of article; construction. Definitions. Application of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Debt to state created by payment of public assistance; amount of debt; waiver, reduction, or negotiation of certain repayments. Enforcement of child s…