GroundRules
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-171: Recognition of modification by another tribunal.
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
If a child support order issued by a tribunal in Georgia is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this article, a tribunal of Georgia:
(1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;
(2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and
(3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.
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