GroundRules
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-162: Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 19 Domestic Relations
- CHAPTER 11 Enforcement of Duty of Support
- Article 3 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
- PART 6 Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration
(a) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of Georgia.
(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal in Georgia.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a tribunal in Georgia shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
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