05 LC 22
5857
House
Bill 800
By:
Representative Reese of the
98th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to alimony and child support, so as to provide for a sentence of imprisonment
for contempt of court for failure to comply with court ordered child support or
untimely compliance in certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting law; and for
other purpose.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alimony and
child support, is amended by adding a new Code section to be designated Code
Section 19-6-36 to read as follows:
"19-6-36.
A
court of competent jurisdiction shall sentence a noncustodial parent to
imprisonment for not less than three days upon finding the noncustodial parent
in contempt of court if:
(1)
Within a 12 month period, the noncustodial parent has failed or refused to
comply with the order for child support three or more times, or has been more
than 30 days late in complying with the order for child support three or more
times; and
(2)
There is no pending request for modification of the order for child support on
the grounds of the noncustodial
parent́s
inability to comply, and the court finds that the noncustodial parent is
financially able to comply with the order for
support."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.