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Section 19-11-171 – Recognition of modification by another tribunal

May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

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.

OCGA § 19-11-171

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