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2018 Georgia Code 19-11-175 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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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

19-11-175. Registration of foreign child support order.

A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order in this state under 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 at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification.

(Code 1981, §19-11-175, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)

PART 7 D ETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE

19-11-180. Definitions.

As used in this part, the term:

  1. "Application" means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority.
  2. "Central authority" means the entity designated by the United States or a foreign country described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101 to perform the functions specified in the convention.
  3. "Convention support order" means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101.
  4. "Direct request" means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of Georgia in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor, or child residing outside the United States.
  5. "Foreign central authority" means the entity designated by a foreign country described in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (5) of Code Section 19-11-101 to perform the functions specified in the convention.
  6. "Foreign support agreement":
    1. Means an agreement for support in a record that:
      1. Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;
      2. Has been:
    2. Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or
    3. Authenticated by, or concluded, registered, or filed with, a foreign tribunal; and
      1. May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and
    4. Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention.
  7. "United States central authority" means the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(Code 1981, §19-11-180, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)

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