Originally Posted by
ScottGem
OK, I've done some further research and it appears that Georgia has made this issue more complicated then it need be. Instead of doing what just about every other state does and enforce failure to pay child support as contempt of court, GA essentially makes it a misdemeanor under the guise of an abandonment charge. I suppose this is done so it can be used even where no court order for support has been made. In fact, it appears that the custodial parent has to press abandonment charges to get CSE to act where support is not being paid.
Makes no sense to me, since contempt of court should be sufficient for the state to take action.