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Georgia Statutes, Title 19

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Title 19

17 chapters · 481 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 19481 Ch 11, ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT174 Ch 9, CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS72 Ch 3, MARRIAGE GENERALLY41 Ch 6, ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT41 Ch 7, PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP GENERALLY32 Ch 8, ADOPTION32 Ch 13, FAMILY VIOLENCE30 Ch 5, DIVORCE17 Ch 10A, SAFE PLACE FOR NEWBORNS8 Ch 15, CHILD ABUSE7 Ch 2, DOMICILE6 Ch 13A, DATING VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS6 Ch 4, ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE5 Ch 12, NAME CHANGE4

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O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-2 Deﬁnitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Fire station” means a facility of any ﬁre department which is authorized to exercise the general and emergency powers enumerated in Code Sections 25-3-1 and 25-3-2. (2) “Medical facility” means any licensed general or specialized hospital, …
O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-3 Purpose
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It is the express purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this chapter to prevent injuries to and deaths of newborn children that are caused by a mother who abandons the newborn. History. Code 1981, § 19-10A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1137, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. …
O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-4 No criminal prosecution for leaving child in custody of medical facility, ﬁre station, or police station
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A mother shall not be prosecuted for violating Code Section 16-5-70, 16-12-1, or 19-10-1 because of the act of leaving her newborn child in the physical custody of an employee, agent, or member of the staff of a medical facility, ﬁre station, or police station who is on duty, whe…
O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-5 Investigating and reporting utilization of provisions
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The Department of Human Services shall investigate and report to the General Assembly as to children left with a medical facility, ﬁre station, or police station pursuant to Code Section 19-10A-4, including in such report the desirability and cost effectiveness of a dedicated tol…

O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-6 Reimbursement of medical costs; placement with Department of Human Services

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A medical facility which accepts for inpatient admission or a ﬁre station or police station which accepts a child left pursuant to Code Section 19-10A-4 shall be reimbursed by the Department of Human Services for all reasonable medical and other reasonable costs associated with t…

O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-7 Liability

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Medical facilities, ﬁre stations, and police stations and their employees, agents, and staff members shall not be liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for failure to discharge the duties provided for in this chapter. The immunity provided in this chapter sh…

O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-8 Child abuse and neglect

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Reporting of child abuse, §19-7-5. 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 gr…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-1 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Support Recovery Act.” History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-10 Investigation to determine ability to support; notiﬁcation of parent; information forms; penalty for falsifying parents’ report

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(a) In cases in which a parent’s obligation to support has not already been established by a court order, the department may conduct investigations to determine whether a responsible parent is able to support the dependent child receiving public assistance. The department shall n…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-11 Department subpoenas; court order requiring compliance

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The department may examine any books, papers, or memoranda bearing upon the determination of the ability to support and for this purpose may, by means of subpoenas issued by its commissioner or his duly authorized representative, compel the attendance of witnesses and the product…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-12 Review of orders for child support; review procedures; order adjusting support award amount; no release from liability due to subsequent ﬁnancial obligation

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(a) The child support enforcement agency shall review orders for child support in accordance with the guidelines prescribed in Code Section 19-6-15. (b)(1) The child support enforcement agency shall periodically give notice to the obligor and obligee who are subject to a IV-D cou…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-14 Father’s liability for support of child born out of wedlock; full faith and credit to paternity determination by another state

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(a) Whenever a man has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction or an administrative tribunal as the father of a child born out of wedlock or whenever he has acknowledged paternity under oath in an administrative hearing, in court, or by veriﬁed writing, he shall be …

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-15 Voluntary support agreement; notice and hearing; notice of ﬁnal determination

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(a) When the department has completed its investigation, has determined the ability of the absent parent to support his or her child or children in accordance with guidelines prescribed in Code Section 19-6-15, and believes that the absent parent is able to furnish a certain amou…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-15.1 Information required to be given to individuals receiving services

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The child support enforcement agency shall provide individuals who are applying for or receiving services under this article, or who are parties to cases in which services are being provided under this article, with the following: (1) Notice, pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social …

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-16 Periodic redeterminations and reinvestigations

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The department may conduct periodic redeterminations and reinvestigations of the ability of the parent to furnish support. Any initial determination of the ability to support or any increase in the amount of support shall be subject to the same procedure as determinations under C…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-17 Redetermination at request of parent; time for hearing

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Whenever a parent has been determined able to support his child pursuant to Code Section 19-11-15 or 19-11-16 but is unable to provide the support because of a change in circumstances, he may demand a hearing for redetermination. The department shall hold the hearing within 30 da…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-18 Collection procedures; notice; judicial review

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(a) The child support enforcement agency, in accordance with IV-D, shall be authorized to institute collection procedures for all arrearages which have accrued against child support payments owed pursuant to a judgment or support order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Such c…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-19 Garnishment and income deduction orders; notice and hearing; procedure; liability of employer

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(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term: (1) “Disposable earnings” shall be construed to mean that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of the amounts otherwise required by law to be withheld plus any premium for group ac…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-2 Purposes of article; construction

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(a) The underlying purposes of this article are: (1) To provide that public assistance to needy children is a supplement to the contribution of the responsible parents; (2) To provide for a determination that a responsible parent is able to support his children; and (3) To provid…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-20 Wage assignments

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(a) A parent responsible for child support payments may make an assignment of a portion of his wages to the department in order to fulﬁll his obligations under this article. The employer shall recognize and comply with any wage assignment executed for the purpose of meeting child…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-21 Payment of support to department

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Payment of support pursuant to an administrative determination or a voluntary agreement shall be made to the department. In non-TANF cases, where the department deems it appropriate, it may authorize distribution of the actual payment by other individuals, agencies, or entities a…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-22 Article not exclusive

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The procedures, actions, and remedies provided in this article shall in no way be exclusive but shall be in addition to and not in substitution of other proceedings provided by law. History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 18.

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-23 Authority of district attorneys

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(a) The district attorneys of this state shall be authorized to render such assistance to the department as the department may request and to ﬁle and prosecute, in any of the several courts of this state or of the United States, such civil or criminal actions on behalf of the dep…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-24 Conformity with federal law intended; adoption of necessary regulations authorized

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Nothing in this article is intended to conﬂict with any federal law or to result in the loss of federal funds. The department may adopt regulations necessary to prevent conﬂict with federal law or the loss of federal funds. History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 19.

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-25 Availability of information about overdue support to consumer reporting agency; notice to debtor parent; fee

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(a) In accordance with Section 466(a) of the federal Social Security Act, the department shall make available information regarding the amount of overdue support owed by an absent parent residing in the state to any consumer reporting agency, as deﬁned in Section 603(f) of the fe…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-26 Accident and sickness insurance coverage for children; order requiring medical support

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(a) In all cases involving the assignment and collection of child support, or where medical assistance beneﬁts are being provided, the department or court may determine, as a regular part of its investigation and inquiry, whether accident and sickness coverage for the child or ch…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-27 Accident and sickness insurance coverage for children; National Medical Support Notice or other notice of enrollment; establishment of coverage

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(a) Whenever a party to a court order who is required to maintain accident and sickness insurance fails to provide such coverage as ordered, or allows such coverage to lapse, the department, the Department of Community Health, or the other party may compel the medical insurance o…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-28 Accident and sickness insurance coverage for children; authorization of payments of beneﬁts; notice of termination; immunity from liability of person or entity providing access to coverage

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(a) The signature of the medical insurance obligee or an agent of the department shall constitute a valid authorization to any insurer to process beneﬁts and to make payments to a health care provider or the medical insurance obligee in accordance with any accident and sickness i…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-29 Accident and sickness insurance coverage for children; liability and penalty applicable to person or entity providing access to coverage and insurers

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(a) Any person or entity providing access to accident and sickness insurance coverage on behalf of a medical insurance obligor in connection with the medical insurance obligor’s employment or union shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 per occurrence for wil…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-3 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Account” means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable order of withdrawal account, savings account, time deposit account, or a money market mutual fund account. (2) “Child support enforcement agency” means the entity within the de…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30 Conﬁdentiality of information and records; safeguards against unauthorized use

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(a)(1) Information and records obtained by the department pursuant to any provision of this article or Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act shall be deemed to be conﬁdential and shall be released only by permission of the party or parties named in the information or reco…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.1 Bank Match Registry

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The department shall establish a computer based registry of account data obtained from ﬁnancial institutions doing business in this state. Such registry shall include only identifying information for obligors whom the child support enforcement agency believes owe child support an…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.10 Authority to levy and seize deposit

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The child support enforcement agency shall have the authority to levy and seize a deposit or account in accordance with Code Section

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.11 Fee on levied accounts

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A ﬁnancial institution may charge an account levied on by the commissioner of human services a fee, as determined by the commissioner, of not less than $20.00 nor more than $50.00 which shall be deducted from such account prior to remitting funds to the department. The commission…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.2 Information from ﬁnancial institutions

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term “for cause” means that the department has reason to believe that an individual has opened an account at a ﬁnancial institution. (b) The department shall, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (f) of this Code section, request from eac…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.3 Responsibility of Department of Human Services Bank Match Registry

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The Department of Human Services Bank Match Registry shall examine the data provided, make positive identiﬁcation of cases submitted by the child support enforcement agency for child support enforcement purposes, and report the matched accounts in machine readable form. Upon the …

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.4 Disclosure of information

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No employee or agent of the state shall divulge any information collected pursuant to Code Sections 19-11-30.1 through 19-11-30.3 or Code Section 19-11-30.6 to any public or private agency or individual except in the manner prescribed in this Code section. Information may be disc…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.5 Failure of ﬁnancial institution to comply

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Any ﬁnancial institution required to submit a report pursuant to Code Section 19-11-30.2 which fails without reasonable cause as determined by the department to comply with such reporting requirements and which, after notiﬁcation by certiﬁed mail or statutory overnight delivery b…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.6 Reciprocal agreements with other states

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The commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the child support enforcement agency, shall establish a program of wage and bank information sharing with other states. The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to share lists of a…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.7 Construction

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Code Sections 19-11-30, 19-11-30.4, and 19-11-30.6 shall not be construed to prevent the release by the commissioner of human services of such wage and bank information data for the purposes described in Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-3…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.8 Annual reports

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The commissioner of human services shall ﬁle an annual report describing the status of the wage reporting and bank match systems. The report shall be ﬁled with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate for the previous state ﬁscal year no later tha…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-30.9 Information subject to disclosure; penalty

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As an exception to Code Section 7-1-360, a ﬁnancial institution furnishing a report or providing information for the commissioner of human services under Code Section 19-11-30.2 shall not disclose to a depositor or an account holder that the name of such person has been received …

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-32 Process to collect delinquent support accounts

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(a) Notwithstanding other statutory provisions which provide for the execution, attachment, or levy against accounts, the child support enforcement agency may utilize the process established in this Code section and Code Sections 19-11-33 through 19-11-39 to collect delinquent su…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-33 Notice

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The child support enforcement agency may proceed under Code Section 19-11-32, this Code section, and Code Sections 19-11-34 through 19-11-38 only if notice has been provided to the obligor in one of the following manners: (1) The obligor is provided notice of the provisions of th…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-34 Veriﬁcation; immunity from liability

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(a) The child support enforcement agency may contact a ﬁnancial institution to obtain veriﬁcation of the account number, the names and social security numbers listed for the account, and the account balance of any account held by an obligor. A ﬁnancial institution may require pos…

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-35 Initiation of administrative action for levy; required information in notice to ﬁnancial institution

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(a) If an obligor is subject to the provisions of Code Section 19-11-32, the child support enforcement agency may initiate an administrative action to levy against the account or accounts of the obligor. If notice has previously been provided pursuant to Code Section 19-11-33, fu…

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 …