--- title: Title 19. Domestic Relations collection: code id: code:title:19 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/title/19 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/code/19.md date: 2025 status: active corpus_version: 2025-supplement-89aa39ab3c68 license: CC0-1.0 publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/code/18.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/code/20.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/code/index.md heading: DOMESTIC RELATIONS section_count: 489 chapter_count: 17 --- # Title 19. Domestic Relations 489 sections in 17 chapters. Each chapter's twin lists its sections. ## Chapter 1. General Provisions https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-1.md (1 sections; 19-1-1 to 19-1-1) ## Chapter 2. Domicile https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-2.md (6 sections; 19-2-1 to 19-2-6) ## Chapter 3. Marriage Generally https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-3.md (43 sections; 19-3-1 to 19-3-66) - Article 1. General Provisions (12 sections; 19-3-1 to 19-3-10) - Article 2. License and Ceremony (24 sections; 19-3-30 to 19-3-49) - Article 3. Antenuptial Agreements, Marriage Contracts, and Postnuptial Settlements (7 sections; 19-3-60 to 19-3-66) ## Chapter 4. Annulment of Marriage https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-4.md (5 sections; 19-4-1 to 19-4-5) ## Chapter 5. Divorce https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-5.md (17 sections; 19-5-1 to 19-5-17) ## Chapter 6. Alimony and Child Support https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-6.md (44 sections; 19-6-1 to 19-6-53) - Article 1. General Provisions (40 sections; 19-6-1 to 19-6-36) - Article 2. Georgia Child Support Commission (4 sections; 19-6-50 to 19-6-53) ## Chapter 7. Parent and Child Relationship Generally https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-7.md (32 sections; 19-7-1 to 19-7-54) - Article 1. General Provisions (7 sections; 19-7-1 to 19-7-6) - Article 2. Legitimacy (8 sections; 19-7-20 to 19-7-27) - Article 3. Determination of Paternity (17 sections; 19-7-40 to 19-7-54) ## Chapter 8. Adoption https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-8.md (32 sections; 19-8-1 to 19-8-43) - Article 1. General Provisions (28 sections; 19-8-1 to 19-8-28) - Article 2. Embryo Transfers (4 sections; 19-8-40 to 19-8-43) ## Chapter 9. Child Custody Proceedings https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-9.md (72 sections; 19-9-1 to 19-9-134) - Article 1. General Provisions (9 sections; 19-9-1 to 19-9-7) - Article 2. Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act (5 sections; 19-9-20 to 19-9-24) - Article 3. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (43 sections; 19-9-40 to 19-9-104) - Part 1. General Provisions (12 sections; 19-9-40 to 19-9-51) - Part 2. Jurisdiction (10 sections; 19-9-61 to 19-9-70) - Part 3. Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Foreign Decrees (17 sections; 19-9-81 to 19-9-97) - Part 4. Construction (4 sections; 19-9-101 to 19-9-104) - Article 4. Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child (15 sections; 19-9-120 to 19-9-134) ## Chapter 10. Abandonment of Child or Spouse https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-10.md (2 sections; 19-10-1 to 19-10-2) ## Chapter 10A. Safe Place for Newborns https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-10A.md (8 sections; 19-10A-1 to 19-10A-8) ## Chapter 11. Enforcement of Duty of Support https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-11.md (177 sections; 19-11-1 to 19-11-192) - Article 1. Child Support Recovery Act (54 sections; 19-11-1 to 19-11-39) - Article 2. Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (44 sections; 19-11-40 to 19-11-82) - Article 3. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (79 sections; 19-11-100 to 19-11-192) - Part 1. General Provisions (5 sections; 19-11-100 to 19-11-104) - Part 2. Jurisdiction; Cooperation Between States (11 sections; 19-11-110 to 19-11-119.1) - Part 3. Civil Provisions (19 sections; 19-11-120 to 19-11-138) - Part 4. Establishment of Support Order (2 sections; 19-11-140 to 19-11-141) - Part 5. Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration (7 sections; 19-11-150 to 19-11-156) - Part 6. Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration (16 sections; 19-11-160 to 19-11-175) - Part 7. Determination of Parentage (13 sections; 19-11-180 to 19-11-184.8) - Part 8. Interstate Rendition (2 sections; 19-11-185 to 19-11-186) - Part 9. Miscellaneous Provisions (4 sections; 19-11-190 to 19-11-192) ## Chapter 12. Name Change https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-12.md (4 sections; 19-12-1 to 19-12-4) ## Chapter 13. Family Violence https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-13.md (31 sections; 19-13-1 to 19-13-56) - Article 1. Granting of Relief by Superior Courts (7 sections; 19-13-1 to 19-13-6) - Article 1A. Family Violence Intervention (8 sections; 19-13-10 to 19-13-17) - Article 2. Family Violence Shelters (4 sections; 19-13-20 to 19-13-23) - Article 3. State Commission on Family Violence (5 sections; 19-13-30 to 19-13-34) - Article 4. Protective Order Registry (7 sections; 19-13-50 to 19-13-56) ## Chapter 13A. Dating Violence Protective Orders https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-13A.md (6 sections; 19-13A-1 to 19-13A-6) ## Chapter 14. Trust Fund https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-14.md (2 sections; 19-14-1 to 19-14-20) - Article 1. Children’s Trust Fund Commission (1 sections; 19-14-1 to 19-14-1) - Article 2. Children’s Trust Fund (1 sections; 19-14-20 to 19-14-20) ## Chapter 15. Child Abuse https://georgiacommons.org/code/19-15.md (7 sections; 19-15-1 to 19-15-7)