If the court of the responding state finds a duty of support, it may order the respondent to furnish support and to pay arrearages due under any existing court order or to furnish reimbursement for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the absence of a court order and may subject the property of the respondent to such order.
(Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 19; Ga. L. 1979, p. 941, § 2.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 23 Am. Jur. 2d, Desertion and Nonsupport, §§ 78, 81. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Support of Persons, § 29.
C.J.S.- 67A C.J.S., Parent and Child, § 217 et seq.
U.L.A.- Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (1958 Act) (U.L.A.) § 24.
ALR.
- Constitutionality of statute providing for seizure of property of absent husband or parent, for benefit of wife or child, 65 A.L.R. 886.
Right to credit on child support payments for social security or other government dependency payments made for benefit of child, 34 A.L.R.5th 447.