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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 Georgia Code 19-11-2 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 4

Singh v. Hammond

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2013-03-18

Citation: 292 Ga. 579, 740 S.E.2d 126, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 607, 2013 WL 1092644, 2013 Ga. LEXIS 250

Snippet: contribution of the responsible parents.” OCGA § 19-11-2 (a) (l). Indeed, rather than prohibiting a parent

Department of Human Resources v. Fleeman

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-01-31

Citation: 439 S.E.2d 474, 263 Ga. 756, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 317, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 63

Snippet: to furnish support for his or her child. OCGA § 19-11-2; Cox v. Dept. of Human Resources, 255 Ga. 6, 7

Allen v. Georgia Department of Human Resources

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-11-16

Citation: 423 S.E.2d 383, 262 Ga. 521, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 943

Snippet: legislative intent contrary to that language. OCGA § 19-11-2 provides as follows: (a) The underlying purposes

Cox v. Department of Human Resources

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1985-10-01

Citation: 334 S.E.2d 683, 255 Ga. 6, 1985 Ga. LEXIS 866

Snippet: parent's obligation to furnish support." OCGA § 19-11-2 (a). (Emphasis supplied.) Thus the goals of both