The Act serves two different seemingly independent purposes. First, the Act codifies Georgia's common law regarding the emancipation of minors. The Act creates nine new Code sections, which establish the conditions for minors to become emancipated, provides for court proceedings for emancipation, and address rescission of emancipation. The
The Act provides presumptive tables for child support based on the income shares model, taking into consideration both parents' gross income in establishing the child support obligation of the non-custodial parent, and instructs the trier of fact how to calculate each parent's gross income. It provides for
The Act provides for the creation of a centralized database for Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs), to be maintained by the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) in consultation with the Georgia Commission on Family Violence. The registry will be linked to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Network and made available
The Act makes sweeping changes to Georgia's child and spousal support enforcement procedures by shifting the bulk of enforcement authority from the court system to the Child Support Enforcement Agency of the Department of Human Resources (DHR). First, the Act amends several of Georgia's alimony and
The Act reinforces the contempt powers of juvenile court judges when dealing with parents, guardians, or custodians who fail to appear at court proceedings. The Act authorizes juvenile court judges to impose specific sanctions on a parent, guardian, or custodian who willfully fails to appear before the court for the
