Georgia Commons

Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS

17 chapters · 489 sections · 19-1-1 to 19-15-7

  1. Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1 sections · 19-1-1 to 19-1-1

  2. Chapter 2. DOMICILE

    6 sections · 19-2-1 to 19-2-6

  3. Chapter 3. MARRIAGE GENERALLY

    43 sections · 19-3-1 to 19-3-66

    • Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS12 sections
    • Article 2. LICENSE AND CEREMONY24 sections
    • Article 3. ANTENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS, MARRIAGE CONTRACTS, AND POSTNUPTIAL SETTLEMENTS7 sections

  4. Chapter 4. ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE

    5 sections · 19-4-1 to 19-4-5

  5. Chapter 5. DIVORCE

    17 sections · 19-5-1 to 19-5-17

  6. Chapter 6. ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT

    44 sections · 19-6-1 to 19-6-53

    • Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS40 sections
    • Article 2. GEORGIA CHILD SUPPORT COMMISSION4 sections

  7. Chapter 7. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP GENERALLY

    32 sections · 19-7-1 to 19-7-54

    • Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS7 sections
    • Article 2. LEGITIMACY8 sections
    • Article 3. DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY17 sections

  8. Chapter 8. ADOPTION

    32 sections · 19-8-1 to 19-8-43

    • Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS28 sections
    • Article 2. EMBRYO TRANSFERS4 sections

  9. Chapter 9. CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS

    72 sections · 19-9-1 to 19-9-134

    • Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS9 sections
    • Article 2. CHILD CUSTODY INTRASTATE JURISDICTION ACT5 sections
    • Article 3. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT43 sections
      • Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS12 sections
      • Part 2. JURISDICTION10 sections
      • Part 3. JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN DECREES17 sections
      • Part 4. CONSTRUCTION4 sections
    • Article 4. POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR THE CARE OF A CHILD15 sections

  10. Chapter 10. ABANDONMENT OF CHILD OR SPOUSE

    2 sections · 19-10-1 to 19-10-2

  11. Chapter 10A. SAFE PLACE FOR NEWBORNS

    8 sections · 19-10A-1 to 19-10A-8

  12. Chapter 11. ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT

    177 sections · 19-11-1 to 19-11-192

    • Article 1. CHILD SUPPORT RECOVERY ACT54 sections
    • Article 2. UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT44 sections
    • Article 3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT79 sections
      • Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS5 sections
      • Part 2. JURISDICTION; COOPERATION BETWEEN STATES11 sections
      • Part 3. CIVIL PROVISIONS19 sections
      • Part 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER2 sections
      • Part 5. DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION7 sections
      • Part 6. ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER AFTER REGISTRATION16 sections
      • Part 7. DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE13 sections
      • Part 8. INTERSTATE RENDITION2 sections
      • Part 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS4 sections

  13. Chapter 12. NAME CHANGE

    4 sections · 19-12-1 to 19-12-4

  14. Chapter 13. FAMILY VIOLENCE

    31 sections · 19-13-1 to 19-13-56

    • Article 1. GRANTING OF RELIEF BY SUPERIOR COURTS7 sections
    • Article 1A. FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION8 sections
    • Article 2. FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTERS4 sections
    • Article 3. STATE COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE5 sections
    • Article 4. PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY7 sections

  15. Chapter 13A. DATING VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS

    6 sections · 19-13A-1 to 19-13A-6

  16. Chapter 14. TRUST FUND

    2 sections · 19-14-1 to 19-14-20

    • Article 1. CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND COMMISSION1 sections
    • Article 2. CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND1 sections

  17. Chapter 15. CHILD ABUSE

    7 sections · 19-15-1 to 19-15-7