History. Code 1981, § 19-6-30 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 785, § 3; Ga. L. 1989, p. 861, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1264, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1270, § 6.5; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 1-11/SB 137.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, deleted former subsection (b), which read: “Any order of support entered or modified prior to July 1, 1985, shall be construed as a matter of law to contain the provision set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section.”; redesignated former subsection (c) as present subsection (b); and substituted the present provisions of subsection (b) for the former provisions which read: “All Title IV-D (child support recovery) cases involving orders of support of a child or spouse entered or modified prior to July 1, 1989, or thereafter shall be subject to income deduction as defined in Code Sections 19-6-31, 19-6-32, and 19-6-33.”
Cross references.
Continuing garnishment to enforce support obligations, T. 18, C. 4, Art. 2.
Administrative rules and regulations.
Issuance of orders for income withholding, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Office of Child Support Recovery, Recovery and Administration of Child Support, § 290-7-1-.10.
Law reviews.
For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 227 (1989).
For note on the 1994 amendment of this Code section, see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 176 (1994).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 6 - Alimony and Child Support
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-6-2. Attorney’s Fees; When and How Granted; Enforcement
§ 19-6-4. When Permanent Alimony Authorized; How Enforced
§ 19-6-5. Factors in Determining Amount of Alimony; Effect of Remarriage on Obligations for Alimony
§ 19-6-6. Liability After Grant of Alimony
§ 19-6-7. Interest in Deceased Party’s Estate After Grant of Permanent Alimony
§ 19-6-9. Voluntary Separation, Abandonment, or Driving Off of Spouse — Equity May Compel Support
§ 19-6-16. Enforcement of Child Support Orders, Decrees, or Verdicts
§ 19-6-20. Revision of Judgment for Permanent Alimony, Generally — Issues for Court to Consider
§ 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 of Litigation
§ 19-6-25. Revision of Judgments for Permanent Alimony Entered Prior to March 9, 1955
§ 19-6-28. Enforcement of Orders; Contempt; Service of Rule Nisi by Mail; Rule Nisi Form
§ 19-6-33.1. Family Support Registry
§ 19-6-34. Inclusion of Life Insurance in Order of Support
§ 19-6-36. Judgment or Lien Surviving Death; Procedure and Rights