Section 19-11-162 – Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification

May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

(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.

OCGA § 19-11-162

Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 224,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.