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2018 Georgia Code 19-11-23 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 19-11-23 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 19-11-23

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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

ARTICLE 1 CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY ACT

19-11-23. Authority of district attorneys.

  1. 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 department as may be necessary to ensure the proper enforcement of this article.
  2. When acting pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section, the district attorney shall represent the department and the department shall be the sole client of the district attorney.

(Ga. L. 1977, p. 722, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1816, § 3; Ga. L. 1989, p. 861, § 7; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1833, § 5.)

Cross references.

- Supplemental compensation for district attorney rendering assistance under section, § 15-18-11.

Law reviews.

- For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 227 (1989).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Boone v. State, Dep't of Human Resources ex rel. Carter, 250 Ga. 379, 297 S.E.2d 727 (1982); Cox v. Department of Human Resources, 174 Ga. App. 377, 330 S.E.2d 120 (1985); Neal v. State, 182 Ga. App. 37, 354 S.E.2d 664 (1987).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Employment of personnel by district attorney not specifically authorized.

- Statute constitutes specific authorization for district attorneys to provide assistance to the Department of Human Resources but does not specifically authorize the district attorney to employ personnel for that purpose. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U79-12.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Welfare Laws, § 111.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 19-11-23 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 1

Tyree v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-07-08

Citation: 418 S.E.2d 16, 262 Ga. 395, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 1253, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 563

Snippet: of the district attorney. He relies on OCGA § 19-11-23 (b), which provides that when rendering assistance