As used in this chapter, the term “child support” includes all payments for the maintenance and education of dependent minor children which a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered to be paid pursuant to any temporary or final order of support, including payments ordered in actions for separate maintenance, and all payments ordered by a […]
The governing authority of each county within this state is authorized by appropriate resolution to establish an Office of the Receiver of Child Support and to establish the position of child support receiver in accordance with this chapter. Upon the establishment of the Office of the Receiver of Child Support, the governing authority of the […]
The child support receiver shall take the oath of office prescribed by Code Section 45-3-1 and shall execute bond with good security in the same amount as is prescribed by law for the clerk of the superior court of such county. The child support receiver shall require that any employee of the office shall likewise […]
It shall be the duty of the child support receiver to: Collect all child support payments and such other payments of support as are established by judicial order or by a written agreement of a parent or guardian to furnish support to his minor child, the terms of which specify that support payments are to […]
Whenever any person required to furnish support to a minor by payments through a child support receiver and whenever such payments are not made in accordance with the judicial order or written agreement, the child support receiver shall be authorized to bring an action for contempt against the person required to make such payments. Any […]
The child support receiver shall be authorized to charge the paying party an additional 5 percent of the amount of each payment, not to exceed $2.00 per payment. In the event of arrearage, the above fee shall be assessed as if the payments had been paid individually when due. The collected fees shall be deposited […]
The chief judge, with the approval of the governing authority of the county or counties affected, shall fix the salary of the child support receiver and any other employees of such office, to be paid from the treasury of the county or counties. History. Code 1933, § 24-2704a, enacted by Ga. L. 1979, p. 1400, […]
The child support receiver shall maintain an office within the county courthouse or within other suitable office space provided by the county or counties. It shall be the responsibility of the governing authority of the county or counties to budget for all expenses, including rent, utilities, telephone expenses, materials, and supplies, for the Office of […]
