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.)