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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-6-13. Liability of parents for necessaries furnished to children pending voluntary provision or court order.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-6-13. Liability of parents for necessaries furnished to children pending voluntary provision or court order.

Until otherwise provided voluntarily or by decree or order of a court, each party shall be liable to third persons for the board and support and for all necessaries furnished to or for the benefit of the parties’ children.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1696; Code 1868, § 1739; Code 1873, § 1749; Code 1882, § 1749; Civil Code 1895, § 2469; Civil Code 1910, § 2988; Code 1933, § 30-215; Ga. L. 1979, p. 466, § 19.

## Law Reviews

For note, “Determining Eligibility for Year’s Support in Georgia: The Tension Between Status and Dependence Requirements,” see 22 Ga. L. Rev. 1167 (1988).