Georgia § 19-7-24 - Parents' obligations to child born out of wedlock.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 19-7-24 — Parents' obligations to child born out of wedlock., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-7-24. Parents' obligations to child born out of wedlock.
It is the joint and several duty of each parent of a child born out of wedlock to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of the child until the child reaches the age of 18 or becomes emancipated, except to the extent that the duty of one parent is otherwise or further defined by court order. (Orig. Code 1863, § 1749; Code 1868, § 1789; Code 1873, § 1798; Code 1882, § 1798; Civil Code 1895, § 2508; Civil Code 1910, § 3027; Code 1933, § 74-202; Ga. L. 1972, p. 494, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 466, § 44; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1720, § 7; Ga. L. 2006, p. 141, § 5/HB 847.) Cross references. - Parents' obligation to child, generally, § 19-7-2 . Law reviews. - For article on 2006 amendment of this Code section, see 23 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 79 (2006).
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