Título 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Capítulo 10. ABANDONMENT OF CHILD OR SPOUSE
19-10-2. Abandonment of dependent pregnant wife; criminal penalties; continuing offense.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.
- (a)
A wife who is pregnant with her husband’s child shall be deemed to be in a dependent condition when her husband does not furnish her sufficient food, clothing, or medical treatment to meet her needs, both before and immediately upon the birth of the child.#
- (b)
Any husband who willfully and voluntarily abandons his wife, while she is pregnant with his child, leaving her in a dependent condition, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.#
- (c)
Any husband who willfully and voluntarily abandons his wife while she is pregnant with his child and leaves the jurisdiction of this state shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than three years. The felony shall be reducible to a misdemeanor.#
- (d)
For purposes of this Code section, a husband shall not be deemed to have abandoned his wife willfully and voluntarily unless he has actual knowledge of her pregnant condition.#
- (e)
The offense of abandonment as set forth in this Code section is a continuing offense.#
- (f)
The wife shall be competent to be a witness against her husband in any proceedings or cases brought against the husband for abandonment as set forth in this Code section.#
History
Code 1933, § 74-9903, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 224, § 1.
Cross references
Husband and wife as witnesses for and against each other in criminal proceedings, § 24-5-503.
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t18-t19-(v16)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volumen V16, edición 2022, páginas 1106 a 1107; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo eddc877da9f2.