Title 19

Until otherwise provided voluntarily or by decree or order of a court, each party shall be liable to third persons for the board and support and for all necessaries furnished to or for the benefit of the parties’ children. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1696; Code 1868, § 1739; Code …

Pending a final judgment in an action for divorce, the judge presiding may grant as temporary child support a sum sufficient for the support of the children of the parties in accordance with Code Section 19-6-15. The judge may also hear and determine who shall be entitled to the c…

(a) Definitions. As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Reserved. (2) “Adjusted income” means the determination of a parent’s monthly income, calculated by deducting from that parent’s monthly gross income one-half of the amount of any applicable self-employment taxes being p…

Orders, decrees, or verdicts, permanent or temporary, in favor of the children may be enforced as those in favor of a party. History. Ga. L. 1870, p. 413, § 3; Code 1873, § 1743; Code 1882, § 1743; Civil Code 1895, § 2463; Civil Code 1910, § 2982; Code 1933, § 30-208; Ga. L. 1979…

(a) Whenever the custody of a minor child has been lawfully awarded by any court having jurisdiction thereof to: (1) Any individual other than a parent of such child at any time subsequent to the rendition of a final divorce decree between the parents of such child; or (2) A paren…

Hayes, 248 Ga. 526, 283 S.E.2d 875, 1981 Ga. LEXIS 1033 (1981). Procedure for Modification Exercise of right to petition for modification of child support. — Right to petition for modification of child support is a right which belongs to the child or children involved which may be e…

(a) The judgment of a court providing permanent alimony for the support of a spouse rendered on or after July 1, 1977, shall be subject to revision upon petition filed by either former spouse showing a change in the income and financial status of either former spouse. A petition sh…

(a) The grant of attorney’s fees as a part of the expenses of litigation, made at any time during the pendency of the litigation, whether the action is for alimony, divorce and alimony, or contempt of court arising out of either an alimony case or a divorce and alimony case, incl…

In the trial on a petition authorized in subsection (a) of Code Section 19-6-19, the merits of whether a party is entitled to alimony are not an issue. The only issue is whether there has been such a substantial change in the income and financial status of either former spouse, in…

A petition authorized in subsection (a) of Code Section 19-6-19 can be filed only where a party has been ordered by the final judgment in an alimony or divorce and alimony action to pay permanent alimony in weekly, monthly, annual, or similar periodic payments and not where the for…

Where a petition authorized by subsection (a) of Code Section 19-6-19 is filed by a party obligated to pay alimony, the court may require the party to pay the reasonable expenses of litigation as may be incurred by the party’s former spouse on behalf of the former spouse in defens…

Code Section 19-6-18 or Code Sections 19-6-19 through 19-6-22, as applicable, shall be effective and shall apply to any judgment of a court providing permanent alimony for support, unless rendered prior to March 9, 1955, in which case Code Section 19-6-24 shall apply. History. Ga…

Code Section 19-6-18 or Code Sections 19-6-19 through 19-6-22, as applicable, shall apply to all judgments for permanent alimony for the support of a wife rendered prior to March 9, 1955, where all the following conditions are met: (1) Both parties to the case in which the judgme…

When any judgment for permanent alimony rendered prior to March 9, 1955, is revised, amended, altered, settled, satisfied, or released, the same shall not thereafter be subject to revision, except upon the conditions specified in Code Section 19-6-24. History. Ga. L. 1957, p. 94, §…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Child support order” means a judgment, decree, or order of a court or authorized administrative agency requiring the payment of child support in periodic amounts or in a lump sum and includes (A) a permanent or temporary order and …

(a) Whenever, in any foreign country or any other state of the United States, any person obtains a divorce from such person’s spouse, which spouse at the time of the filing of the divorce action was a resident of this state, and in the divorce action the spouse was not personally …

(a) In addition to other powers specified in this chapter, the court shall have 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, shall have the power to punish the respondent who …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “License” means a certificate, permit, registration, or any other authorization issued by the Department of Public Safety or any other licensing entity that allows a person to operate a motor vehicle, to engage in a profession, busin…

(a) Whenever an action for divorce or for permanent alimony is pending, either party may apply at any time to the presiding judge of the court in which the same is pending, by petition, for an order granting the party temporary alimony pending the issuance of a final judgment in t…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Child support enforcement agency” means the entity within the Department of Human Services and its contractors that are authorized to enforce a duty of support. (2) “Court” means judge of any court of record or an administrative la…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Child support enforcement agency” means the entity within the Department of Human Services and its contractors that are authorized to enforce a duty of support. (2) “Court” means judge of any court of record or an administrative la…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Child support enforcement agency” means the entity within the Department of Human Services and its contractors that are authorized to enforce a duty of support. (2) “Earnings” means any form of payment due to an individual, regardl…

(a) In any case before the court involving child support, the court may include in the order of support provision for life insurance on the life of either parent or the lives of both parents for the benefit of the minor children. The court may order either parent or both parents t…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Child support obligee” means an individual to whom the payment of a child support obligation is owed and includes a custodial parent or caretaker of a child to whom such support obligation is to be paid or a governmental agency ent…

(a) A judgment or lien that survives the death of a party and is enforceable against the estate of the deceased party under subsection (d) of Code Section 19-6-1, Code Section 19-6-7, or any other provision of this article shall operate as a judgment or other lien created during …

(a) Permanent alimony may be granted in the following cases: (1) In cases of divorce; (2) In cases of voluntary separation; or (3) Where one spouse, against the will of that spouse, is abandoned or driven off by the other spouse. (b) A grant of permanent alimony may be enforced e…

(a) The finder of fact may grant permanent alimony to either party, either from the corpus of the estate or otherwise. The following shall be considered in determining the amount of alimony, if any, to be awarded: (1) The standard of living established during the marriage; (2) The…

(a) When permanent alimony is granted, the party liable for alimony shall cease to be liable for any debt or contract of the former spouse of the liable party. (b) Upon the grant of permanent alimony, the property of the liable party set apart for the support of the former spouse…

After permanent alimony is granted, upon the death of the party liable for the alimony the other party shall not be entitled to any further interest in the estate of the deceased party by virtue of the marriage contract between the parties; however, such permanent provision shall…

Absent the making of a voluntary contract or other agreement, as provided in Code Section 19-6-8, and on the application of a party, the court, exercising its equitable powers, may compel the spouse of the party to make provision for the support of the party and such minor childr…

There is created the Georgia Child Support Commission for the purpose of studying and collecting information and data relating to awards of child support and to create and revise the child support obligation table. The commission shall be responsible for conducting a comprehensiv…

(a) The Georgia Child Support Commission shall be composed of 15 members. The Governor shall appoint all of the members as follows: (1) Three members who shall be judges in a superior court; (2) One member who shall be a Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia or a Judge of the G…

(a) The commission shall hold meetings at the call of the chairperson or as called by the Governor. Meetings shall be open to the public. (b) A quorum for transacting business shall be a majority of the members of the commission. (c) Any legislative members of the commission shal…

(a) The commission shall have the following duties: (1) To study and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of Georgia’s child support guidelines; (2) To evaluate and consider the experiences and results in other states which utilize child support guidelines; (3) To create and…

Support and maintenance, §§19-6-30 to 19-6-33.1. INDEX PERSONS AND RIGHTS —Cont’d Domicile. Domestic relations, §§19-2-1 to 19-2-6. PEACHCARE FOR KIDS ACT. Child support. Benefits excluded from gross income calculation, §19-6-15. PEST CONTROL OPERATORS. Child support enforcement. …

Ga. L. 1995, p. 603, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that it is the intention of Sections 1 and 2 of that Act to encourage judges in divorce cases to require all couples involved in contested divorces to go to mediation to attempt a mutually agreeable settlemen…

Attorney’s fees; when and how granted; enforcement. Temporary alimony; petition and hearing; factors considered; discretion of judge; revision and enforcement of order; effect of failure to comply. When permanent alimony authorized; how enforced. Factors in determining amount of …