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.