Georgia Statutes

§ 19-7-2 — Parents' obligations to child

Georgia § 19-7-2

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O.C.G.A. § 19-7-2 (2026).

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It is the joint and several duty of each parent to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of his or her child until the child reaches the age of majority, dies, marries, or becomes emancipated, whichever first occurs, except as otherwise authorized and ordered pursuant to subsection (e) of Code Section 19-6-15 and except to the extent that the duty of the parents is otherwise or further defined by court order.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 650,§ 7, eff. 1/1/2007. Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 52,§ 12, eff. 4/22/2005.

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