Georgia § 39-4-8 - Standards for determination of financial responsibility for children placed pursuant to compact.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 39-4-8 — Standards for determination of financial responsibility for children placed pursuant to compact., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-4-8. Standards for determination of financial responsibility for children placed pursuant to compact.
Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, Articles 1 and 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 19, relating to enforcement of support obligations and other applicable provisions of law may also be invoked. (Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 2.)
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