GA 19-6-32 - GA 19-6-32

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Constitutionality. - O.C.G.A. § 19-6-32 does not violate the separation of powers doctrine. Georgia Dep't of Human Resources v. Word, 265 Ga. 461 , 458 S.E.2d 110 (1995). Construction. - Language of O.C.G.A. § 19-6-32 plainly mandates income-deduction orders. Georgia Dep't of Human Resources v. Pernice, 260 Ga. 732 , 399 S.E.2d 65 (1991). When the Department of Human Resources obtained a judgment after July 1, 1989, enforcing appellee's obligation to pay child support, the trial court should have entered a separate income deduction order pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 19-6-32(a)(1). Department of Human Resources v. Chappell, 211 Ga. App. 834 , 440 S.E.2d 722 (1994). Under O.C.G.A. § 19-6-32(a)(1), when any court order or judgment entered on or after July 1, 1989, establishes sup...