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Domestic Relations Alimony And Child Support: Authorize Court Ordered Support Past Age Of Majority, Scott Michael Kaye
Domestic Relations Alimony And Child Support: Authorize Court Ordered Support Past Age Of Majority, Scott Michael Kaye
Georgia State University Law Review
HB 1519 authorizes the court to order child support payments to continue until the child reaches the age of twenty. The court is only authorized to award support payment in the event that the child reaches the age of majority while in high school (secondary school) and where such child has not previously been married or emancipated. Further, the Act gives the child a right to enforce the support obligation directly against the noncustodial parent. The Act also amends certain criteria for state aid in child support and custody cases by providing courts the discretion not to appoint a guardian …