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Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
344 sections · Georgia
- § 19-1-1 — Injunctions and Restraining Orders Authorized in Domestic Relations Actions
- § 19-1-2 — Through 19-1-6
- § 19-2-1 — Place of Domicile; How Domicile Changed, Generally
- § 19-2-2 — Election Between Two or More Domiciles; Domicile of Transients
- § 19-2-3 — Domicile of Married Person
- § 19-2-4 — Domicile of Minor
- § 19-2-5 — Domicile of Person Under Guardianship
- § 19-3-1 — Prerequisites to Valid Marriage
- § 19-2-6 — Change of Domicile Which is Dependent on that of Another; Change of Ward's Domicile Affecting Inheri
- § 19-3-1.1 — Common-Law Marriage; Effectiveness
- § 19-3-2 — Who May Contract Marriage; Parental Consent
- § 19-3-3 — Degrees of Relationship Within Which Intermarriage Prohibited; Penalty; Effect of Prohibited Marriag
- § 19-3-3.1 — Marriages Between Persons of Same Sex Prohibited; Marriages Not Recognized
- § 19-3-4 — Nature of Consent Required
- § 19-3-5 — What Marriages Void; Legitimacy of Issue; Effect of Later Ratification
- § 19-3-6 — Effect of Restraints on Marriage; When Valid
- § 19-3-7 — Contracts Attempting to Force Marriage Void
- § 19-3-8 — Interspousal Tort Immunity Continued
- § 19-3-9 — Each Spouse's Property Separate
- § 19-3-10 — Right of Married Persons to Contract; Presumptions
- § 19-3-11 — Gift From Spouse Allowed, But Not Presumed
- § 19-3-30 — Issuance, Return, and Recording of License
- § 19-3-30.1 — Premarital Education
- § 19-3-31 — Issuance of Licenses At Satellite Courthouses in Certain Counties
- § 19-3-32 — Penalty for Improper Issuance of License
- § 19-3-33 — Application for Marriage License; Contents; Supplement Marriage Report
- § 19-3-33.1 — Use of Surname in Application for Marriage License
- § 19-3-34 — Application to Be Filed; Use As Evidence; Transmission to the State Registrar
- § 19-3-35 — Issuance of License to Applicants Otherwise Eligible
- § 19-3-35.1 — Aids Brochures; Listing of Hiv Test Sites; Acknowledgment of Receipt
- § 19-3-36 — Proof of Age of Applicants
- § 19-3-37 — Parental Consent to Marriage of Underage Applicants; When Necessary; How Obtained
- § 19-3-38 — Notification of Parents of Underage Applicants; Additional Fee
- § 19-3-39 — Certification and Recordation of Marriage After Publication of Banns
- § 19-3-40 — Blood Test for Sickle Cell Disease; Information to Be Provided
- § 19-3-41 — Marriage Manual; Preparation by Department of Public Health; Distribution At Issuance of License; Ru
- § 19-3-42 — Effect on Marriage of Want of Authority in Person Officiating
- § 19-3-44 — Return of License to Parties
- § 19-3-43 — Marriage in Another State; Effect in This State
- § 19-3-45 — Forfeiture for Improper Issuance of Marriage License; by Whom and When Action Brought; Attorney's Fe
- § 19-3-46 — Forfeiture for Officiating At Marriage Without License or Banns
- § 19-3-47 — Penalty for Filing False Information Relative to Application for License
- § 19-3-48 — Penalty for Officiating At Illegal Marriage Ceremony
- § 19-3-60 — Marriage As Valuable Consideration
- § 19-3-61 — Effect of Minority of Party
- § 19-3-49 — Acceptance by Judges of Tips, Consideration, or Gratuities
- § 19-3-63 — Construction of Marriage Contract; Attestation
- § 19-3-64 — Voluntary Execution of Antenuptial Agreement; Conveyance of Property During Marriage
- § 19-3-66 — In Whose Favor Marriage Contracts, Postnuptial Settlements, and Marriage Articles Enforced
- § 19-3-65 — Powers of Superior Court Judge in Appointing and Removing Trustees and Protecting Trust Estate; Reco
- § 19-3-67 — Recordation of Marriage Contracts and Voluntary Settlements; Effect of Failure to Record
- § 19-3-68 — Application for Order Compelling Recordation; Effect of Application; Liability of Trustee Refusing t
- § 19-4-1 — When Annulments May Be Granted
- § 19-4-3 — Petition by Next Friend
- § 19-4-2 — Right to File for Annulment or Divorce
- § 19-4-4 — Procedure
- § 19-4-5 — Effect of Annulment
- § 19-5-1 — Total Divorces Authorized; How Tried; Referral for Alternative Dispute Resolution
- § 19-5-2 — Residence Requirements; Venue
- § 19-5-3 — Grounds for Total Divorce
- § 19-5-4 — Effect of Collusion, Consent, Guilt of Like Conduct, or Condonation
- § 19-5-5 — Petition; Contents and Verification; Demand for Detailed Statement
- § 19-5-6 — Grant of Divorce to Respondent Without Necessity of Counterclaim
- § 19-5-7 — Transfer of Property After Filing of Petition; Lis Pendens Notice
- § 19-5-8 — Pleading and Practice
- § 19-5-9 — Incompetency to Serve As Juror
- § 19-5-10 — Duty of Judge in Undefended Divorce Cases; Appointment of Attorney; Evidentiary Hearings; Evidentiar
- § 19-5-11 — Use of Confession As Evidence; Corroboration
- § 19-5-12 — Form of Judgment and Decree
- § 19-5-13 — Disposition of Property in Accordance With Verdict
- § 19-5-14 — New Trials
- § 19-5-15 — Effect of Divorce
- § 19-5-16 — Restoration of Maiden or Prior Name
- § 19-5-17 — Determination of Parties' Rights; Disability Preventing Remarriage Forbidden
- § 19-6-1 — Alimony Defined; When Authorized; How Determined; Lien on Estate of Party Dying Prior to Order; Cert
- § 19-6-2 — Attorney's Fees; When Granted; Grant of Final Judgment; How Enforced; Action by Attorney
- § 19-6-3 — Temporary Alimony; Petition and Hearing; Factors Considered; Discretion of Judge; Revision and Enfor
- § 19-6-5 — Factors in Determining Amount of Alimony; Effect of Remarriage on Obligations for Alimony
- § 19-6-6 — Liability After Grant of Alimony
- § 19-6-4 — When Permanent Alimony Authorized; How Enforced
- § 19-6-7 — Interest in Deceased Party's Estate After Grant of Permanent Alimony
- § 19-6-8 — Voluntary Separation, Abandonment, or Driving Off of Spouse -- Agreement for Support As Bar to Alimo
- § 19-6-9 — Voluntary Separation, Abandonment, or Driving Off of Spouse -- Equity May Compel Support
- § 19-6-11 — Voluntary Separation, Abandonment, or Driving Off of Spouse -- Petition for Alimony or Child Support
- § 19-6-10 — Voluntary Separation, Abandonment, or Driving Off of Spouse -- Petition for Alimony or Child Support
- § 19-6-12 — Voluntary Separation, Abandonment, or Driving Off of Spouse -- Effect of Subsequent Cohabitation Bet
- § 19-6-13 — Liability of Parents for Necessaries Furnished to Children Pending Voluntary Provision, Order, or De
- § 19-6-14 — Child Support and Custody Pending Final Divorce; Effect on Liability to Third Persons for Necessarie
- § 19-6-16 — Enforcement of Child Support Orders, Decrees, or Verdicts
- § 19-6-17 — Application for Child Support Following Custody Award; Service of Petition; Hearing; Review; Modific
- § 19-6-15 — Child Support in Final Verdict or Decree; Guidelines for Determining Amount of Award; Continuation o
- § 19-6-19 — Revision of Judgment for Permanent Alimony Generally -- When Authorized; Petition and Hearing; Cohab
- § 19-6-18 — Revision of Judgment Rendered Prior to July 1, 1977, for Permanent Alimony and Child Support; When A
- § 19-6-20 — Revision of Judgment for Permanent Alimony, Generally -- Merits Not At Issue
- § 19-6-21 — Revision of Judgment for Permanent Alimony -- Not Available in Case of Lump Sum Award
- § 19-6-22 — Revision of Judgment for Permanent Alimony -- Expenses for Defense of Litigation
- § 19-6-23 — Applicability of Code § 19-6-18 or Code Sections 19-6-19 Through 19-6-22 to Judgments on or After Ma
- § 19-6-24 — Applicability of Code § 19-6-18 or Code Sections 19-6-19 Through 19-6-22 to Judgments Prior to March
- § 19-6-25 — Revision of Permanent Alimony for Judgments Entered Prior to March 9, 1955
- § 19-6-27 — Application for Permanent Alimony or Child Support After Grant of Foreign Divorce Decree; Venue; Hea
- § 19-6-26 — Definitions; Jurisdiction
- § 19-6-28 — Enforcement of Orders; Contempt; Service of Rule Nisi by Mail; Rule Nisi Form
- § 19-6-29 — Inclusion of Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage in Order for Child Support; Payroll Deductions
- § 19-6-28.1 — Suspension Of, or Denial of Application or Renewal Of, License for Noncompliance With Child Support
- § 19-6-30 — Provision for Collection by Continuing Garnishment for Support; Child Support Subject to Income Dedu
- § 19-6-31 — Definitions
- § 19-6-33.1 — Family Support Registry
- § 19-6-33 — Notice and Service of Income Deduction Order; Hearing on Enforcement of Order; Discharge of Obligor;
- § 19-6-32 — Entering Income Deduction Order or Medical Support Notice for Award of Child Support; When Order or
- § 19-6-34 — Inclusion of Life Insurance in Order of Support
- § 19-6-35 — Child Support Obligee and Obligor Defined
- § 19-6-50 — Creation; Responsibilities
- § 19-6-51 — Members; Terms; Chairperson, Other Officers, and Committees; Staffing and Funding
- § 19-6-52 — Meetings; Members' Expenses
- § 19-6-53 — Duties; Powers; Authorization to Retain Professional Services
- § 19-7-1 — In Whom Parental Power Lies; How Such Power Lost; Recovery for Homicide of Child
- § 19-7-2 — Parents' Obligations to Child
- § 19-7-4 — Criteria for Loss of Parental Custody
- § 19-7-5 — Reporting of Child Abuse; When Mandated or Authorized; Content of Report; to Whom Made; Immunity Fro
- § 19-7-6 — Reporting of Juvenile Drug Use
- § 19-7-20 — What Children are Legitimate; Disproving Legitimacy; Legitimation by Marriage of Parents and Recogni
- § 19-7-21 — When Children Conceived by Artificial Insemination Legitimate
- § 19-7-22 — Petition for Legitimation of Child; Requirement that Mother Be Named As a Party; Court Order; Effect
- § 19-7-24 — Parents' Obligations to Child Born Out of Wedlock
- § 19-7-25 — In Whom Parental Power Over Child Born Out of Wedlock Lies
- § 19-7-26 — Mother of Child Born Out of Wedlock Not to Be Discriminated Against in Action to Recover for Injury
- § 19-7-40 — Jurisdiction; Administrative Determination of Paternity
- § 19-7-27 — Hospital Program for Establishment of Paternity
- § 19-7-41 — Service Outside State
- § 19-7-42 — Venue
- § 19-7-43 — Petition; by Whom Brought; Effect of Agreement on Right to Bring Petition; Stay Pending Birth of Chi
- § 19-7-45 — Genetic Tests
- § 19-7-44 — Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem; Payment of Guardian; Notice to Natural Mother
- § 19-7-46 — Evidence At Trial
- § 19-7-46.1 — Name or Social Security Number on Birth Certificate or Other Record As Evidence of Paternity; Signed
- § 19-7-46.2 — Temporary Order of Support
- § 19-7-47 — Civil Action; Testimony of Mother and Alleged Father; Default Judgments
- § 19-7-48 — Settlement, Dismissal, or Termination
- § 19-7-49 — Decree; Jury Instructions on Test Results; Costs
- § 19-7-50 — Costs
- § 19-7-51 — Order of Support, Visitation Privileges, and Other Provisions
- § 19-7-52 — To Whom Support Payments Made; Enforcement and Modification of Orders
- § 19-7-53 — Confidentiality of Hearings
- § 19-8-1 — Definitions
- § 19-7-54 — Motion to Set Aside Determination of Paternity
- § 19-8-2 — Jurisdiction and Venue of Adoption Proceedings
- § 19-8-3 — Who May Adopt a Child; When Petition Must Be Filed in Names of Both Spouses
- § 19-8-4 — When Surrender or Termination of Parental or Guardian's Rights Required; Consent of Child of 14 or O
- § 19-8-6 — Surrender of Parental Rights Where Father and Mother Not Still Married; Surrender of Rights Where On
- § 19-8-5 — Surrender or Termination of Parental or Guardian's Rights Where Child to Be Adopted by Third Party
- § 19-8-8 — Adoption Based Upon Foreign Decrees and Valid Visa
- § 19-8-7 — Surrender or Termination of Parental or Guardian's Rights Where Child Adopted by Relative
- § 19-8-9 — Surrender of Parental Rights Where Legal Mother Puts Up for Adoption Child She Previously Adopted He
- § 19-8-10 — When Surrender or Termination of Parental Rights Not Required; Service on Parents in Such Cases
- § 19-8-11 — Petitioning Superior Court to Terminate Parental Rights; Service of Process
- § 19-8-12 — Notice to Biological Father; Procedure When Identity or Location of Father Not Known; Petition, Hear
- § 19-8-13 — Petition; Filing and Contents; Financial Disclosures; Attorney's Affidavit
- § 19-8-14 — Timing of Adoption Hearing; Required Records; Filing
- § 19-8-15 — When Objections May Be Filed by Relatives to Petition for Adoption
- § 19-8-16 — Investigation by Child-Placing Agency or Other Agent
- § 19-8-17 — Report and Recommendation of Investigating Agency; Dismissal of Petition; Appointment of Guardian Ad
- § 19-8-18 — Hearing and Decree of Adoption; District Attorney to Be Directed to Review Inducement of Violations;
- § 19-8-19 — Effect of Decree of Adoption
- § 19-8-20 — Forwarding of Decree, Report, and Subsequent Orders to Department; Issuance of Adoption Certificate;
- § 19-8-21 — Adoption of Adult Persons; Applicability of Code §s 19-8-19 and 19-8-20
- § 19-8-22 — Recognition and Effect of Foreign Decrees
- § 19-8-23 — Where Records of Adoption Kept; Examination by Parties and Attorneys; Use of Information by Agency a
- § 19-8-24 — Unlawful Advertisements; Unlawful Inducements; Penalties
- § 19-8-25 — Effect of Prior Consent or Surrender
- § 19-8-27 — Postadoption Contact Agreements; Definitions; Procedure; Jurisdiction; Warnings; Enforcement or Term
- § 19-8-26 — How Surrender of Parental Rights Executed; How and When Surrender May Be Withdrawn; Forms
- § 19-8-40 — Definitions
- § 19-8-41 — Release of Responsibility by Legal Embryo Custodian; Procedures; Presumption of Parentage
- § 19-8-42 — Petition for Expedited Order of Adoption or Parentage; Notice; Waiver of Technical Requirements
- § 19-8-43 — Finality of Orders of Adoption or Parentage
- § 19-9-1 — Parenting Plans; Requirements for Plan
- § 19-9-1.1 — Parental Agreement to Binding Arbitration on Issue of Child Custody and Related Matters
- § 19-9-1.2 — Required Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form
- § 19-9-2 — Right of Surviving Parent to Custody of Child; Discretion of Judge
- § 19-9-3 — Discretion of Judge in Custody Disputes; Right of Child 14 Years Old or Older to Select Custodial Pa
- § 19-9-4 — Investigation of Abuse, Neglect, or Other Acts Which Adversely Affect Health of Child in Custody Dis
- § 19-9-5 — Custody Agreements; Ratification; Supplementation
- § 19-9-6 — Definitions
- § 19-9-7 — Visitation by Parent Who Has Committed Acts of Family Violence; Conditional Orders; Confidentiality;
- § 19-9-20 — Short Title
- § 19-9-21 — Purpose; Construction
- § 19-9-22 — Definitions
- § 19-9-23 — Actions to Obtain Change of Legal Custody; How and Where Brought; Use of Certain Complaints Prohibit
- § 19-9-24 — Actions by Physical or Legal Custodian Not Permitted in Certain Instances
- § 19-9-120 — Short Title
- § 19-9-121 — Definitions
- § 19-9-122 — Delegation of Authority; Hardships; Exception
- § 19-9-123 — Powers Granted by Power of Attorney
- § 19-9-124 — Liability; Education; Compliance With Court Orders
- § 19-9-125 — Protection From Criminal or Civil Liability
- § 19-9-126 — Grant of Temporary Written Permission for Emergency Services
- § 19-9-127 — Violations; Execution of Power of Attorney; Power of Attorney to Be Signed and Acknowledged
- § 19-9-128 — Revocation of Power of Attorney; Termination of Power of Attorney; Resignation of Agent Grandparent
- § 19-9-129 — Power of Attorney Form
- § 19-10-2 — Abandonment of Dependent Pregnant Wife; Criminal Penalties; Continuing Offense
- § 19-10-1 — Abandonment of Dependent Child; Criminal Penalties; Continuing Offense; Venue; Blood Tests or Other
- § 19-11-1 — Short Title
- § 19-11-2 — Purposes of Article; Construction
- § 19-11-3 — Definitions
- § 19-11-4 — Application of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the
- § 19-11-5 — Debt to State Created by Payment of Public Assistance; Amount of Debt; Waiver, Reduction, or Negotia
- § 19-11-6 — Enforcement of Child Support Payments and Alimony for Public Assistance Recipients
- § 19-11-7 — Enforcement of Support Payments for Dependent Minor Child Public Assistance Recipients; Attorney's F
- § 19-11-8 — Department's Duty to Enforce Support of Abandoned Minor Public Assistance Recipient; Scope of Action
- § 19-11-9 — Location of Absent Parents by Department; Assistance of Other Governmental Agencies; Putative Father
- § 19-11-9.1 — Duty to Furnish Information About Obligor to Department; Use of Information Obtained; Penalty for No
- § 19-11-9.2 — Duty of Employers to Report Hiring or Rehiring of Persons
- § 19-11-10 — Investigation to Determine Ability to Support; Notification of Parent; Information Forms; Penalty fo
- § 19-11-9.3 — Suspension or Denial of License for Noncompliance With Child Support Order; Interagency Agreements;
- § 19-11-11 — Issuance of Subpoenas by Department; Court Order Requiring Compliance
- § 19-11-12 — Review of Orders for Child Support; Review Procedures; Order Adjusting Support Award Amount; No Rele
- § 19-11-13 — Determination of Paternity; Acknowledgment Under Oath; Legal Proceedings
- § 19-11-14 — Father's Liability for Support of Child Born Out of Wedlock; Full Faith and Credit to Paternity Dete
- § 19-11-15 — Voluntary Support Agreement; Notice and Hearing; Notice of Final Determination; Information to Be In
- § 19-11-15.1 — Information Required to Be Given to Individuals Receiving Services
- § 19-11-16 — Periodic Redeterminations and Reinvestigations
- § 19-11-17 — Redetermination At Request of Parent; Time for Hearing
- § 19-11-18 — Collection Procedures; Notice; Judicial Review
- § 19-11-20 — Wage Assignments
- § 19-11-19 — Garnishment and Orders to Withhold and Deliver; Notice and Hearing; Procedure; Liability of Employer
- § 19-11-21 — Payment of Support to Department
- § 19-11-22 — Article Not Exclusive
- § 19-11-23 — Authority of District Attorneys
- § 19-11-25 — Availability of Information About Overdue Support to Consumer Reporting Agency; Notice to Debtor Par
- § 19-11-24 — Conformity With Federal Law Intended; Adoption of Necessary Regulations Authorized
- § 19-11-26 — Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage for Children; Order Requiring Medical Support
- § 19-11-27 — Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage for Children; National Medical Support Notice or Other Noti
- § 19-11-28 — Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage for Children; Authorization of Payments of Benefits; Notice
- § 19-11-29 — Accident and Sickness Insurance Coverage for Children; Liability and Penalty Applicable to Person or
- § 19-11-30 — Confidentiality of Information and Records; Safeguards Against Unauthorized Use
- § 19-11-30.1 — Computer Based Registry
- § 19-11-30.2 — Information From Financial Institutions
- § 19-11-30.3 — Responsibility of Department of Human Services Bank Match Registry
- § 19-11-30.4 — Disclosure of Information
- § 19-11-30.5 — Failure of Financial Institution to Comply
- § 19-11-30.6 — Reciprocal Agreements With Other States
- § 19-11-30.7 — Construction
- § 19-11-30.8 — Annual Reports
- § 19-11-30.9 — Information Subject to Disclosure; Penalty
- § 19-11-30.10 — Authority to Levy and Seize Deposit
- § 19-11-30.11 — Fee on Levied Accounts
- § 19-11-31 — Joint Study Committee on Child Support
- § 19-11-32 — Process to Collect Delinquent Support Accounts; Limitation
- § 19-11-33 — Notice
- § 19-11-34 — Verification; Immunity From Liability
- § 19-11-35 — Initiation of Administrative Action for Levy; Required Information in Notice to Financial Institutio
- § 19-11-36 — Required Information in Notice to Obligor
- § 19-11-38 — Required Financial Institution Action
- § 19-11-37 — Challenges to Levy; Mistakes; Procedures; Reimbursement
- § 19-11-39 — Computerized Central Case Registry for Support Orders
- § 19-11-40 — Short Title
- § 19-11-40.1 — Effective Date for Application of Article
- § 19-11-41 — Purposes of Article
- § 19-11-42 — Definitions
- § 19-11-43 — Duty of Support Defined; Criteria for Determining Existence of Duty of Support
- § 19-11-44 — Declaration of Reciprocating Status of Canadian Province or Territory by Attorney General
- § 19-11-45 — Remedies Cumulative
- § 19-11-46 — Liability of Obligor in State Not Dependent on Obligee's Presence
- § 19-11-47 — Support Proceedings When Obligor and Obligee are Found in Different Counties of State
- § 19-11-49 — Choice of Law for Determining Duties of Support
- § 19-11-48 — When Extradition of Obligor Authorized; How Extradition Avoided; Petition; Temporary Order of Suppor
- § 19-11-50 — Remedies of State or Political Subdivision Furnishing Support; Court Orders for Present or Future Su
- § 19-11-51 — Duties Enforceable by Petition; Jurisdiction; Venue
- § 19-11-52 — Contents of Petition; When Cause of Action Arises
- § 19-11-53 — Representation of Petitioner by District Attorney; Fees; Monthly Collection Reports; Payment to Coun
- § 19-11-54 — By Whom Petition for Minor Obligee Brought; Guardian Ad Litem Not Necessary
- § 19-11-55 — Duty of Court of This State When Acting As Initiating State; Transmittal of Copies of Petition, Cert
- § 19-11-56 — Payment of Costs and Fees by State; Issuance of Execution to Reimburse State
- § 19-11-57 — When Respondent's Arrest Authorized
- § 19-11-58 — Department of Human Services Designated State Information Agency; Duties
- § 19-11-59 — Payment of District Attorney's Fee
- § 19-11-60 — Duty of Court of This State When Acting As Responding State
- § 19-11-61 — Procedure Where Responding Court Unable to Obtain Jurisdiction; Cooperation of Police in Locating Re
- § 19-11-62 — Discovery Procedures
- § 19-11-63 — Order of Support or Reimbursement
- § 19-11-64 — Transmittal of Copy of Order to Initiating State
- § 19-11-65 — Power of Court to Assure Compliance With Orders
- § 19-11-67 — Transmittal of Payments to Court of Initiating State; Certified Statement of Payments Made by Respon
- § 19-11-66 — Determination of Paternity
- § 19-11-68 — Duty of Court of Initiating State to Disburse Payments Received
- § 19-11-69 — Spouses Competent and Compellable to Testify
- § 19-11-70 — Rules of Evidence
- § 19-11-72 — Jurisdiction in Other Proceedings Not Conferred
- § 19-11-71 — Previous Support Orders Not Superseded; How Payments Credited
- § 19-11-73 — Construction of Article
- § 19-11-74 — Temporary Order
- § 19-11-75 — Right of Appeal; Effect of Appeal on Order of Support
- § 19-11-76 — Additional Remedies on Foreign Support Order
- § 19-11-77 — Registration of Foreign Support Order; Filing in Registry of Foreign Support Orders
- § 19-11-78 — Application of Code § 19-11-53
- § 19-11-79 — Registration Procedure -- Transmittal of Documents to District Attorney; Filing; Notice; Docketing
- § 19-11-80 — Registration Procedure -- Hearing; Defenses; Grounds for Stay; Entry of Order As Registration; Count
- § 19-11-81 — Effect of Registration of Foreign Support Order
- § 19-12-2 — Hearing on Objections to Petition
- § 19-12-1 — Petition for Name Change; Notice of Filing; Consent of Minor's Parents or Guardian; Service on Paren
- § 19-12-3 — Certificate of Change of Name; Use As Evidence; Form of Certificate
- § 19-12-4 — Change of Name With Fraudulent Intent Not Authorized
- § 19-13-2 — Jurisdiction of Superior Court
- § 19-13-3 — Filing of Petition Seeking Relief From Family Violence; Granting of Temporary Relief Ex Parte; Heari
- § 19-13-4 — Protective Orders and Consent Agreements; Contents; Issuing Copy of Order to Sheriff; Expiration; En
- § 19-13-5 — Supplemental Nature of Remedies Provided by Article
- § 19-13-6 — Penalties
- § 19-13-10 — Definitions
- § 19-13-11 — Fee for Certification Application; Valid Period of Certification
- § 19-13-13 — Administration and Supervision of Certification
- § 19-13-14 — Standards and Requirements for Course Content; Course Operators; Certification of Programs; Maintena
- § 19-13-15 — Cooperation With State Board of Pardons and Paroles
- § 19-13-16 — Mandatory Participation; Cost for Participation
- § 19-13-17 — Administrative Fine
- § 19-13-20 — Definitions
- § 19-13-21 — Powers and Duties of Council
- § 19-13-22 — Eligibility for Licensing and Funding; Applying for Licensing and Funding; Receiving and Referral Fu
- § 19-13-23 — Confidentiality of Location of Family Violence Shelter; Exceptions
- § 19-13-30 — State Commission on Family Violence
- § 19-13-31 — Commission Created; Comprehensive State Plan for Ending Family Violence; Establishment of Community
- § 19-13-32 — Membership; Terms; Filling of Vacancies; Officers
- § 19-13-34 — Powers and Duties of Commission
- § 19-13-33 — Meetings; Quorum; Reimbursement for Expenses
- § 19-13-35 — Termination Provisions
- § 19-13-50 — Short Title
- § 19-13-51 — Definitions
- § 19-13-53 — Standardized Forms; Timing of Transmission of Information and Data Entry; Responsibility of Sheriff'
- § 19-13-52 — Purpose of Registry; Maintenance; Access to Information; Linking to National Crime Information Cente
- § 19-13-54 — Foreign Protective Orders
- § 19-13-55 — Confidential Nature of Information in Registry
- § 19-13-56 — Liability of Court or Law Enforcement Personnel
- § 19-14-1 — Transfer of Functions, Duties, and Personnel of State Children's Trust Fund Commission to Governor's
- § 19-14-2 — Through 19-14-9
- § 19-14-20 — Creation
- § 19-14-21 — Source of Funds
- § 19-14-22 — Investments; Interest
- § 19-14-23 — Issuance of Warrants
- § 19-15-1 — Definitions
- § 19-15-2 — Protocol Committee on Child Abuse; Written Protocol; Training of Members; Written Sexual Abuse and E
- § 19-15-3 — County Review Committee; Chairperson; Eligible Deaths for Review; Notification to Coroner; Reporting
- § 19-15-4 — Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel
- § 19-15-5 — Meetings and Proceedings of Committees or Subcommittees and Panels
- § 19-15-6 — Use of Information and Records of Protocol Committees, Review Committees, and Panels
- § 19-15-7 — Construction of Chapter