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2018 Georgia Code 19-11-2 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 19-11-2 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 19-11-2

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Section 11. Enforcement of Duty of Support, 19-11-1 through 19-11-191.

ARTICLE 1 CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY ACT

19-11-2. Purposes of article; construction.

  1. 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 provide for the enforcement of an able parent's obligation to furnish support.
  2. This article shall be liberally construed to promote its underlying purposes.

(Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 2.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Cox v. Cox ex rel. State Dep't of Human Resources, 255 Ga. 6, 334 S.E.2d 683 (1985).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Criminal responsibility of parent under desertion or nonsupport statutes, as affected by child's possession of independent means, or by fact other persons supply his needs or are able to do so, 131 A.L.R. 482.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 19-11-2

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Dep't of Human Resources v. Fleeman, 439 S.E.2d 474 (Ga. 1994).

Cited 29 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 31, 1994 | 263 Ga. 756, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 317

...thin the meaning of OCGA § 19-11-3 (5). [3] 3. The foregoing analysis of the Child Support Recovery Act is consistent with one of the purposes of that act which is to enforce an able parent's obligation to furnish support for his or her child. OCGA § 19-11-2; Cox v....
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Allen v. Georgia Dep't of Human Resources, 423 S.E.2d 383 (Ga. 1992).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 16, 1992 | 262 Ga. 521

...657, 660 (124 SE2d 389) (1962); Atlanta Casualty v. Flewellen, 164 Ga. App. 885, 887 (300 SE2d 166) (1982). The language of the statutes at issue in this case is plain and unequivocal, yet the majority has chosen to interpret the legislative intent contrary to that language. OCGA § 19-11-2 provides as follows: (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 respons...
...public assistance." (Majority p. 524, fn. 6) Child support enforcement in our country is a national tragedy. In Georgia, non-compliance is rampant and has contributed to an epidemic of poverty for millions of children and injustice for others. OCGA § 19-11-2 and the provisions that follow seek to amend this imperfect system by providing a mechanism whereby custodial parents of dependent children in this state can, with minimal time and expense, obtain assistance with the paperwork involved in...
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Singh v. Hammond, 292 Ga. 579 (Ga. 2013).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 18, 2013 | 740 S.E.2d 126, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 607

...ildren potentially runs afoul of the Child Support Recovery Act, which specifically provides that one of its purposes is “[t]o provide that public assistance to needy children is a supplement to the contribution of the responsible parents.” OCGA § 19-11-2 (a) (l)....
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Cox v. Dep't of Human Resources, 334 S.E.2d 683 (Ga. 1985).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 1, 1985 | 255 Ga. 6

...The goals are consistent with the purposes of The Child Support Recovery Act which are "to provide that public assistance to needy children is a supplement " to the parental contribution, and "to provide for the enforcement of an able parent's obligation to furnish support." OCGA § 19-11-2 (a)....
...(Emphasis supplied.) Thus the goals of both AFDC and The Child Support Recovery Act are to strengthen family life, to encourage a parent able to provide support to contribute to the family unit, and ultimately, to assist the family unit in attaining self-sufficiency. OCGA §§ 49-4-3 (b) (1) and 19-11-2 (a)....
...[8] We hold therefore that in enacting OCGA § 19-11-5, the legislature did not intend for the custodial parent to be liable for the debt created by the payment of public assistance where the custodial parent is not able to provide parental support or care without the benefit of public assistance. OCGA §§ 19-11-2 (a) (3); 49-4-101 (2) (B)....
...Therefore, the judgment of the Court of Appeals must be reversed. [9] Judgment reversed. All the Justices concur except Marshall, P. J., and Weltner, J., who dissent. WELTNER, Justice, dissenting. 1. (a) One of the purposes of the Child Support Recovery Act, OCGA § 19-11-1 et seq., is plainly stated at § 19-11-2 (a) (3), as follows: *10 "The underlying purposes of this article are ......