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To amend Code Section 19-6-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to factors in determining the amount of alimony and the effect of remarriage on obligations for alimony, so as to change the length of time alimony can be awarded; to establish the amount of alimony that can be awarded; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Code Section 19-6-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to factors in determining the amount of alimony and the effect of remarriage on obligations for alimony, is amended by striking subsection (b) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) and by adding a new subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(b) All obligations for permanent alimony, however created, the time for performance of which has not arrived, shall terminate upon remarriage of the party to whom the obligations are owed unless otherwise provided, but in no circumstance shall the length of time for which permanent alimony is awarded exceed one-fourth of the length of time of the marriage.
(c) The total amount of alimony awarded on a monthly basis shall not exceed 10 percent of the gross monthly income of the party obligated to pay alimony."