Section 19-11-168 – Petitions for modification

May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in Georgia in the same manner provided in Code Sections 19-11-160 through 19-11-167 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.

OCGA § 19-11-168

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