History. Code 1981, § 19-11-37 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 31; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, §§ 1-25, 2-3/SB 137.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted “child support enforcement agency” for “IV-D agency” throughout this Code section; substituted “notice of release to the obligor by first-class mail” for “notice to the support obligor by regular mail” in paragraph (d)(1); substituted “account of an obligor” for “account of a support obligor” near the middle of subsection (k); and, in subsection (l), deleted “support” preceding “obligor” near the beginning, substituted “individual” for “person” near the middle, and substituted “first-class mail” for “regular mail” near the end.
Law reviews.
For article on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).
For article with annual survey on domestic relations, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (2021).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support
Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act
§ 19-11-2. Purposes of Article; Construction
§ 19-11-4. Application of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”
§ 19-11-6. Enforcement of Child Support Payments and Alimony for Public Assistance Recipients
§ 19-11-9.2. Duty of Employers to Report Employee Hiring or Rehiring
§ 19-11-11. Department Subpoenas; Court Order Requiring Compliance
§ 19-11-13. Determination of Paternity; Acknowledgment Under Oath; Legal Proceedings
§ 19-11-15. Voluntary Support Agreement; Notice and Hearing; Notice of Final Determination
§ 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
§ 19-11-21. Payment of Support to Department
§ 19-11-22. Article Not Exclusive
§ 19-11-23. Authority of District Attorneys
§ 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
§ 19-11-30. Confidentiality of Information and Records; Safeguards Against Unauthorized Use
§ 19-11-30.1. Bank Match 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
§ 19-11-30.9. Information Subject to Disclosure; Penalty
§ 19-11-30.10. Authority to Levy and Seize Deposit
§ 19-11-30.11. Fee on Levied Accounts
§ 19-11-32. Process to Collect Delinquent Support Accounts
§ 19-11-34. Verification; Immunity From Liability
§ 19-11-36. Required Information in Notice to Obligor
§ 19-11-37. Challenges to Levy; Mistakes; Procedures; Reimbursement
§ 19-11-38. Required Financial Institution Action
§ 19-11-39. Computerized Central Case Registry for Support Orders