Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Human Resources v. Word
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 12, 1995No. S95A0411PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Chief Justice.
In a petition for contempt against Michael 0. Word based on Word’s arrearage in child support payments the Department of Human Resources (DHR) sought a separate income deduction order under OCGA § 19-6-30 (c) et seq. Following a hearing the trial court declined to hold Word in contempt, finding among other mitigating circumstances that Word had paid the arrearage. Further, the trial court refused to enter an income deduction order holding, sua sponte, OCGA § 19-6-32 (a), which requires mandatory income deduction orders in certain child support cases, unconstitutional…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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