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GA SB520
Bill
Status
Passed
4/22/2024
Primary Sponsor
Bill Cowsert
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AI Summary
- Replaces the term "income deduction order" with "income withholding order" throughout Title 19 of the Georgia Code to align state law terminology with federal child support enforcement language under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act
- Adds new statutory definitions for "income withholding" and "income withholding notice," with the latter defined as a federally approved form issued pursuant to 45 C.F.R. Section 303.100(e)(1) that does not require a judge's signature or court filing
- Authorizes the child support enforcement agency to issue income withholding notices — rather than income deduction orders — without court amendment, provided an opportunity for a hearing is afforded, and requires issuance within two business days of a new-hire registry match
- Establishes that objections to IV-D child support withholding through an income withholding notice shall be heard by an administrative law judge at the Office of State Administrative Hearings, with the notice remaining in effect until a decision is rendered
- Removes the requirement that administrative law judges issue a separate income deduction order when adjusting child support awards, instead requiring courts to "address the issue" of income withholding orders pursuant to existing code sections
Legislative Description
Domestic Relations; provisions relating to income withholding orders; change and clarify
Last Action
Act 428
4/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Juvenile Justice2/29/2024
Children and Families2/20/2024
Full Bill Text
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