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MAGISTRATE COURT CRIMINAL
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What is Child Abandonment?
Child Abandonment as Defined By O.C.G.A. 19-10-1:
Abandonment of dependent child; criminal penalties; continuing
offense; venue; blood tests or other comparisons as evidence;
payment of expenses of birth of child born out of wedlock;
agreement for support of child born out of wedlock.
Statute text:
(a) A child abandoned by its father or mother shall be
considered to be in a dependent condition when the father
or mother does not furnish sufficient food, clothing, or
shelter for the needs of the child.
(b) If any father or mother willfully and voluntarily abandons
his or her child, either legitimate or born out of wedlock,
leaving it in a dependent condition, he or she shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Moreover, if any father or mother willfully and voluntarily
abandons his or her child, either legitimate or born out
of wedlock, leaving it in a dependent condition, and leaves
this state or if any father or
mother willfully and voluntarily abandons his or her child,
either legitimate or born out of wedlock, leaving it in
a dependent condition, after leaving this state, he or she
shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for
not less than one nor more than three years. The felony
shall be reducible to a misdemeanor. Any person, upon conviction
of the third offense for violating this Code section, shall
be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for not less
than one nor more than three years, which felony shall not
be reducible to a misdemeanor. The husband and wife shall
be competent witnesses in such cases to testify for or against
the other.
Child Abandonment Forms:
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Warrant Applications:
Application
for bad check warrant
Deposit
account fraud affidavit
Exception
to application hearing
Application
to issue warrants 1
Application
to issue warrants 2
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