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O.C.G.A. § 19-11-168 (2019)

Petitions for modification

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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.

History

Code 1981, § 19-11-168, enacted by Ga.

L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Ross v. Ross, 805 S.E.2d 7 (Ga. 2017).
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Ross v. Ross, 805 S.E.2d 7 (Ga. 2017). · cites it 2× “In keeping with federal law concerning full faith and credit for child support orders, the UIFSA, as codified by the General Assembly at OCGA § 19-11-100 et seq., prohibits Georgia from modifying another state’s child support order unless specific requirements are met divesting…”
Ross v. Ross, No. S17A0799 (Ga. Sept. 13, 2017). · cites it 2× “In keeping with federal law concerning full faith and credit for child support orders, the UIFSA, as codified by the General Assembly at OCGA § 19-11-100 et seq., prohibits Georgia from modifying another state’s child support order unless specific requirements are met divesting…”
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