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GA Code § 19-9-129 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings|Article 4 - Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child|§ 19-9-129. Execution of Power of Attorney; Probate Court Responsibilities; Revocation or Execution of Subsequent Power of Attorney

  A power of attorney executed under this article shall be:   Signed under oath and acknowledged before a notary public by the individual executing such power of attorney and by the agent accepting such delegation; and   A copy of it shall be filed by the individual executing the power of attorney, or his or her designee, within ten days of the power of attorney being executed, in the probate court of the county in which the child resides.If the residence of the child changes to a different county during the term of the power of attorney, the agent shall file the power of attorney in the probate court of the county of the new residence and notify the original court in writing of such change.     Each probate court shall maintain a docket in which a power of attorney will be registered.The docket shall include the name of the agent, the name of the child, the date the power of attorney was deposited with the court, and the date the power of attorney expires, if applicable.The power of attorney shall be confidential; provided, however, that the individual who executed the power of attorney or his or her legal representative shall have access to such power of attorney and the department and any local, state, or federal authority that is conducting an investigation involving the agent or the individual who executed such power of attorney may be granted access upon good cause shown to the court. The docket shall be publicly accessible as are other dockets for the probate court.Notwithstanding Article 3 of Chapter 9 of Title 15, the probate court shall not impose any filing fee for the depositing of a power of attorney under this Code section.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to prohibit an individual from revoking a power of attorney or executing a subsequent power of attorney.     (Code 1981, §19-9-129, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159.)
GA Code § 19-9-130 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings|Article 4 - Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child|§ 19-9-130. Authority of Agent; Revocation, Termination, or Resignation of Agent Exercising Power of Attorney; Right of Parent to Access Records While Power of Attorney in Effect

    An agent shall have the authority to act on behalf of the child on a continuous basis, without compensation:   For the duration of the power of attorney so long as the duration does not exceed one year or the time period authorized in Code Section 19-9-132; or   Until the individual who executed the power of attorney revokes the power of attorney in writing and provides notice of the revocation to the agent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or statutory overnight delivery.Upon receipt of such revocation, the agent shall cease to act as agent.     The individual revoking the power of attorney shall send a copy of the revocation of the power of attorney to the agent within five days of executing such revocation.If an individual revokes a power of attorney, the child shall be returned to the custody of such individual who executed the power of attorney within 48 hours of receiving such revocation.   The revoking individual shall notify schools, health care providers, the probate court where the power of attorney is filed, and others known to the revoking individual to have relied upon such power of attorney within 48 hours of submitting such resignation to the agent.     A power of attorney executed under this article may be terminated by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.   Upon receipt of a revocation of a power of attorney, an agent shall notify schools, health care providers, and others known to the agent to have relied upon such power of attorney within 48 hours of receiving such revocation.   An agent may resign by notifying the individual who appointed the agent in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, or statutory overnight delivery and he or she shall notify schools, health care providers, the probate court where the power of attorney is filed, and others known to the agent to have relied upon such power of attorney within 48 hours of submitting such notification.   Upon the death of an individual who executed a power of attorney, the agent shall notify the surviving parent of the child, if known, as soon as practicable.   The authority to designate an agent to act on behalf of a child shall be in addition to any other lawful action a parent may take for the benefit of such child.   A parent shall continue to have the right to receive medical, dental, mental health, and educational records pertaining to his or her child, even when a power of attorney has been executed under this article.     (Code 1981, §19-9-130, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159.)
GA Code § 19-9-131 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings|Article 4 - Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child|§ 19-9-131. Child's Status Upon Execution of Power of Attorney; Delegation of Authority Must Specify Applicability

  A child subject to a power of attorney executed under this article shall not be considered placed in foster care under Chapter 5 of Title 49, and the parties to the power of attorney shall not be subject to any of the requirements or licensing regulations for foster care or other regulations relating to community care for children.   Caregiving authority delegated under this article shall not constitute an out-of-home child placement.   The execution of a power of attorney under this article shall not delegate caregiving authority for more than one child unless such power of attorney delegates caregiving authority for children who are siblings or stepsiblings.     (Code 1981, §19-9-131, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159.)
GA Code § 19-9-132 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings|Article 4 - Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child|§ 19-9-132. Delegation to Grandparent; Delegation by Deployed Parents

  When a power of attorney delegates caregiving authority to a grandparent of a child, it may have an unlimited duration.   Except as limited by or in conflict with federal law regarding the armed forces of the United States, a parent who is a member of the armed forces of the United States, including any reserve component thereof, or the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services detailed by proper authority for duty with the armed forces of the United States, or who is required to enter or serve in the active military service of the United States under a call or order of the President of the United States or to serve on state active duty, may delegate caregiving authority for a period longer than one year if such parent is deployed as defined in Code Section 19-9-6.Such term of delegation, however, shall not exceed the term of deployment plus 30 days.     (Code 1981, §19-9-132, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159.)
GA Code § 19-9-133 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings|Article 4 - Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child|§ 19-9-133. Continuing Application of Former Provisions as Applicable to Grandparents

 This article shall not affect a power of attorney given to a grandparent prior to September 1, 2018, to which the provisions of former Code Sections 19-9-120 through 19-9-129, as such existed on August 30, 2018, shall continue to apply.    (Code 1981, §19-9-133, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159.)
GA Code § 19-11-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-1. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Support Recovery Act."   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Applicability of alternative dispute resolution program fees to child support recovery actions.    - Civil actions brought pursuant to the Child Support Recovery Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-11-1 et seq., are subject to the fee imposed under O.C.G.A. § 15-23-7 to support alternative dispute resolution programs, but the state, the state's agencies, and political subdivisions should not be compelled to make advance payment of the fee which should ordinarily be collected from the child support obligor upon the conclusion of the action. 1994 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U94-7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Criminal responsibility for abandonment or nonsupport of children who are being cared for by charitable institution, 24 A.L.R. 1075.   Liability of father for retroactive child support on judicial determination of paternity, 87 A.L.R.5th 361.
GA Code § 19-11-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-2. Purposes of Article; Construction

  The underlying purposes of this article are:   To provide that public assistance to needy children is a supplement to the contribution of the responsible parents;   To provide for a determination that a responsible parent is able to support his children; and   To provide for the enforcement of an able parent's obligation to furnish support.     This article shall be liberally construed to promote its underlying purposes.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Criminal responsibility of parent under desertion or nonsupport statutes, as affected by child's possession of independent means, or by fact other persons supply his needs or are able to do so, 131 A.L.R. 482.
GA Code § 19-11-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-4. Application of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure act."

 In administering this article, the department shall be governed by Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 6.)
GA Code § 19-11-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-5. Debt to State Created by Payment of Public Assistance; Amount of Debt; Waiver, Reduction, or Negotiation of Certain Repayments

  The payment of public assistance to or on behalf of a child creates a debt due and owing the state by the parent or parents responsible for the support of the child. The amount of the debt is the amount necessary to meet the total needs of the child or children and the person having custody, if included in the public assistance grant, as determined by the department in conformity with the federal Social Security Act; provided, however, that, where a court has ordered child support incident to a final divorce or in a criminal proceeding for nonsupport or where the responsible parent has entered into a legally enforceable and binding agreement, the debt created shall be equal to the amount set in such decree, order, hearing, or agreement.   The department, in accordance with rules established by the Board of Human Services, shall be authorized to waive, reduce, or negotiate the payment of unreimbursed public assistance if it is determined that good cause for nonpayment exists or that enforcement of the claim would result in substantial and unreasonable hardship to the parent or parents responsible for the support of the child against whom the claim exists. The rules established by the Board of Human Services shall consider the ability of the responsible party to support the child or children during the period that public assistance was provided and the current history of regularity of payment by the responsible party. This subsection shall not apply to any court order or decree requiring the repayment of public assistance; however, the department is authorized to petition the court for consideration of a modification of an order or decree based on factors contained in this subsection and in the rules established by the Board of Human Services relating to such unreimbursed public assistance.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 4; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537, § 4; Ga. L. 1977, p. 643, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1520, § 1/SB 52; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-3/HB 228.)
GA Code § 19-11-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-7. Enforcement of Support Payments for Dependent Minor Child Public Assistance Recipients; Attorney's Fees; Interest on Judgment; Limited Scope of Action

  Whenever any dependent minor child is receiving public assistance, the department may recover any sum of money due the dependent child. The action shall be brought in the name of the child for the use of the department.   Pursuant to the authority provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, the department may appear in any judicial proceeding on behalf of the spouse and the dependent child to enforce the parties' right to support, including alimony as long as the provisions of subsection (d) of Code Section 19-11-6 are met.   Any action initiated by the department pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall be limited solely to the issue of support and shall exclude issues of visitation, custody, property settlement, or other similar matters otherwise joinable by the parties.   The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.   The department may collect the legal rate of interest on any judgment obtained in any support action initiated by the department.   Any action initiated by the department pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section or in any action in which the department appears pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Code section shall be limited solely to the issue of support and shall exclude issues of visitation, custody, property settlement, or other similar matters otherwise joinable by the parties.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 17; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537, § 15; Ga. L. 1985, p. 785, § 5; Ga. L. 1987, p. 186, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Right to credit on child support payments for social security or other government dependency payments made for benefit of child, 34 A.L.R.5th 447.
GA Code § 19-11-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-11. Department Subpoenas; Court Order Requiring Compliance

 The department may examine any books, papers, or memoranda bearing upon the determination of the ability to support and for this purpose may, by means of subpoenas issued by its commissioner or his duly authorized representative, compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant documents. Subpoenas of witnesses shall be served in the same manner as if issued by a superior court. If any person fails to obey a subpoena issued and served under this Code section with respect to any matter germane to the department's investigation, on application of the department, through the commissioner of human services or his duly authorized representative, the superior court of the county in which the person was required to appear may issue an order requiring the person to comply with the subpoena and to testify and to produce the relevant documents.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 10; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537, § 9; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-4/HB 228.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Compelling disclosure of employment information.   - Office of child support recovery must obtain an administrative subpoena or use the discovery provisions of the Civil Practice Act, O.C.G.A. Ch. 11, T. 9, in order to examine documents in the possession of employers when the employer will not voluntarily release the information. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U84-33.
GA Code § 19-11-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-13. Determination of Paternity; Acknowledgment Under Oath; Legal Proceedings

 Whenever the department receives an application for services under this article on behalf of a child born out of wedlock and the child's mother identifies in writing the putative father of the child, the department may make an investigation of the surrounding circumstances and may request that the putative father acknowledge paternity under oath. If the department is unable to secure such an acknowledgment, the department may initiate legal proceedings to establish the paternity of the child, unless the department determines, in accordance with standards prescribed pursuant to the federal Social Security Act, that it is against the best interests of the child to do so.   (Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537, § 3.)   Cross references.   - Proceedings to determine paternity, § 19-7-40 et seq.   U.S. Code.   - The federal Social Security Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.   Law reviews.   - For survey article on domestic relations cases for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 223 (2003).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Establishment of paternity is not jurisdictional under the Child Support Recovery Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-11-1 et seq., but rather it is only an essential element without proof of which recovery may not be effected. Department of Human Resources v. Carlton, 174 Ga. App. 30, 329 S.E.2d 181 (1985).    Cited in Peterson v. Moffitt ex rel. Dep't of Human Resources, 253 Ga. 253, 319 S.E.2d 449 (1984).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    No right to a jury trial exists  in a civil action for the establishment of paternity. 1997 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 97-5.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Welfare Laws, § 65.   C.J.S.   - 10 C.J.S., Bastards, §§ 15, 16.
GA Code § 19-11-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-14. Father's Liability for Support of Child Born Out of Wedlock; Full Faith and Credit to Paternity Determination by Another State

  Whenever a man has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction or an administrative tribunal as the father of a child born out of wedlock or whenever he has acknowledged paternity under oath in an administrative hearing, in court, or by verified writing, he shall be legally liable for the support of the child in the same manner as he would owe the duty of support if the child were his child born in wedlock. The right of the child born out of wedlock to receive such support is enforceable in a civil action, notwithstanding any other provision of law.   For the purposes of this chapter only, the courts of this state shall give full faith and credit to a determination of paternity made by another state whether established through voluntary acknowledgment or through administrative or judicial processes.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 17; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1537, § 15; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1816, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1270, § 6; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 19.)
GA Code § 19-11-15.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-15.1. Information Required to Be Given to Individuals Receiving Services

 The child support enforcement agency shall provide individuals who are applying for or receiving services under this article, or who are parties to cases in which services are being provided under this article, with the following:    Notice, pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and regulations thereunder, of all proceedings in which support obligations might be established or modified; and   A copy of any order establishing or modifying a child support obligation or, in the case of a request for review or modification, a notice of determination that there should be no change in the amount of the child support award within 14 days after issuance of such order or determination.     (Code 1981, §19-11-15.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 27; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 2-3/SB 137.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective July 1, 2017, substituted "child support enforcement agency" for "IV-D agency" near the beginning of this Code section.   Law reviews.   - For article commenting on the enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).
GA Code § 19-11-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-16. Periodic Redeterminations and Reinvestigations

 The department may conduct periodic redeterminations and reinvestigations of the ability of the parent to furnish support. Any initial determination of the ability to support or any increase in the amount of support shall be subject to the same procedure as determinations under Code Section 19-11-15.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 13.)
GA Code § 19-11-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-17. Redetermination at Request of Parent; Time for Hearing

 Whenever a parent has been determined able to support his child pursuant to Code Section 19-11-15 or 19-11-16 but is unable to provide the support because of a change in circumstances, he may demand a hearing for redetermination. The department shall hold the hearing within 30 days after receiving the request.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 14.)
GA Code § 19-11-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-20. Wage Assignments

  A parent responsible for child support payments may make an assignment of a portion of his wages to the department in order to fulfill his obligations under this article. The employer shall recognize and comply with any wage assignment executed for the purpose of meeting child support obligations and the wage assignment shall be enforceable.   Employers may not terminate the services of an employed parent who executes a wage assignment for child support purposes, solely because of the assignment.   In addition to other remedies provided at law, courts may require wage assignments, if accepted by the employer, as a condition of probation or at such other times as appropriate to ensure the regular availability of support to a dependent child.   The payor may collect up to $25.00 against the obligor's income to reimburse the payor for administrative costs for the first income deduction and up to $3.00 for each deduction thereafter.    (Ga. L. 1977, p. 897, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 785, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 861, § 6.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 227 (1989).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 6 Am. Jur. 2d, Attachment and Garnishment, § 1 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 27C C.J.S., Divorce, § 1201 et seq.
GA Code § 19-11-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 1 - Child Support Recovery Act|§ 19-11-22. Article Not Exclusive

 The procedures, actions, and remedies provided in this article shall in no way be exclusive but shall be in addition to and not in substitution of other proceedings provided by law.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 192, § 18.)