Georgia § 19-11-119 - 1. Spousal support order; modification; initiating tribunal to request enforcement; responding tribunal to enforce or modify order.
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§ 19-11-119. 1. Spousal support order; modification; initiating tribunal to request enforcement; responding tribunal to enforce or modify order.
A tribunal of Georgia issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of Georgia has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. A tribunal of Georgia may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country. A tribunal of Georgia that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as: An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order. (Code 1981, § 19-11-119.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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