Regulación de órdenes de manutención en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que si hay dos órdenes de pago de manutención, una no anula a la otra. Si pagas por una, eso cuenta también para la otra, así que no pagas de más.

Es como si tuvieras dos boletos para un concierto. Si ya pagaste uno, no necesitas volver a pagar para entrar con el segundo; tu pago cuenta para ambos.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan y María se separan y el juez ordena que Juan le pague a María $500 al mes de manutención. Luego, un juez también emite una orden diferente que dice que Juan debe pagar $300. Si Juan paga el primer monto, ese dinero también cuenta para el segundo, evitando que pague $800 en total.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

pursued either singly or concurrently. Department of Human Resources v. Chambers, 211 Ga. App. 763 , 441 S.E.2d 77 (1994). Effect on orders previously issued in divorce of separate maintenance action. - Any order of support issued by a court of this state, entered in an action filed under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-11-40 et seq., shall not supersede any previous order of support issued in divorce or separate maintenance action, and the latter order will not constitute a modification of the former order; thus, amounts for a particular period paid pursuant to either order shall be credited against amounts accruing or accrued for the same period under both. Ray v. Ray, 247 Ga. 467 , 277 S.E.2d 495 (1981); Bisno v. Biloon, 161 Ga. App. 351 , 291 S.E.2d 66 (1982), overruled on other grounds, State ex rel. McKenna v. McKenna, 253 Ga. 6 , 315 S.E.2d 885 (1984). Payment of arrearages wrongly postponed. - Court erred by ordering postponement of payment on the child support arrearage until a child reached the age of 18. Department of Human Resources v. Chambers, 211 Ga. App. 763 , 441 S.E.2d 77 (1994). Contempt order upon divorce decree not bar to URESA action. - When the mother had previously obtained a contempt order which required the father to comply with the original divorce decree, the trial court erroneously denied a petition for an order of support under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, O.C.G.A.