TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Section 11. Enforcement of Duty of Support, 19-11-1 through 19-11-191.

ARTICLE 3 UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.)