Absent the making of a voluntary contract or other agreement, as provided in Code Section 19-6-8, and on the application of a party, the court, exercising its equitable powers, may compel the spouse of the party to make provision for the support of the party and such minor children as may be in the custody of the party.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1695; Code 1868, § 1738; Code 1873, § 1746; Code 1882, § 1746; Civil Code 1895, § 2466; Civil Code 1910, § 2985; Code 1933, § 30-212; Ga. L. 1979, p. 466, § 17.
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