Pago de manutención infantil y autoridad del departamento

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si un padre tiene que pagar manutención, debe hacerlo a un departamento del gobierno. Si hay un acuerdo o una decisión administrativa, el pago puede ser distribuido por otras personas o agencias, pero siempre se reporta al departamento.

Es como cuando pagas el alquiler de tu casa a un administrador. Aunque el dinero va a un lugar específico, el administrador se encarga de asegurarse de que todo esté en orden y de que las personas involucradas reciban lo que les corresponde.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan y María se divorcian y tienen un hijo. El juez le ordena a Juan que pague manutención a María. Según esta ley, Juan debe enviar ese dinero al departamento correspondiente, que se asegurará de que se use para el bienestar del niño, incluso si María recibe ayuda pública.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

19-11-21. Payment of support to department. Payment of support pursuant to an administrative determination or a voluntary agreement shall be made to the department. In non-TANF cases, where the department deems it appropriate, it may authorize distribution of the actual payment by other individuals, agencies, or entities and utilize certification schedules reflecting such payments or distributions which the department requires, in accordance with the federal Social Security Act, as amended. Child support which is ordered by a court pursuant to a divorce decree or in any other proceeding in which the responsible parent is required to pay support for his or her child or children, whether the proceeding is civil or criminal, shall be paid by the responsible parent, the clerk of court, the juvenile probation officer, the community supervision officer, the child support receiver, or a similar official who is collecting support to the department upon the department's certification that the child is a recipient of public assistance or upon the department's certification that an application has been filed with the department for enforcement of support in accordance with the provisions of the federal Social Security Act. (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 16; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537, § 14; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1207, §§ 3, 6; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 8; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-44/HB 310.) Cross references. - Collection of support payments by child support receivers, T. 15, C. 15. Editor's notes. - Ga.