Georgia § 19-11-162 - Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 19-11-162 — Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-11-162. Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification.
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. 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. 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. (Code 1981, § 19-11-162 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
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