Georgia § 19-11-184 - 6. Modification of convention child support order.
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§ 19-11-184. 6. Modification of convention child support order.
A tribunal of Georgia may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of Georgia, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order. If a tribunal of Georgia does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, subsection (c) of Code Section 19-11-184.3 applies. (Code 1981, § 19-11-184.6 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
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