Syfert Injury Law Firm

Your Trusted Partner in Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation

Call Now: 904-383-7448

2018 Georgia Code 19-11-40.1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 19-11-40.1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 19-11-40.1

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

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

ARTICLE 2 UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT

19-11-40.1. Effective date for application of article.

No new petition may be filed, nor may any type of proceeding be initiated, under this article on or after January 1, 1998. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any petitions filed or proceedings initiated on or after January 1, 1998, be governed by the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter, the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act." The provisions of this article shall apply only to proceedings pending prior to January 1, 1998.

(Code 1981, §19-11-40.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 32.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1997, this Code section, enacted as Code Section 19-11-40.5 was redesignated as Code Section 19-11-40.1.

Law reviews.

- For article on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Act does not apply retroactively.

- Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-11-160 et seq., cannot be applied retroactively because of the language of O.C.G.A. § 19-11-40.1. Georgia Dep't of Human Resources v. Deason, 238 Ga. App. 853, 520 S.E.2d 712 (1999).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 19-11-40.1 From Courtlistener.com
Total Results: 1
Parker v. Parker
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2013-07-01
Citation: 293 Ga. 300, 745 S.E.2d 605, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 2037, 2013 WL 3287143, 2013 Ga. LEXIS 596
Snippet: (Georgia Code Title 19, Ch. 11, Art. 3). See OCGA§ 19-11-40.1. Neither does the worksheet for the older