O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 19-11-77 (2019)

Registration of foreign support order; filing in registry of foreign support orders

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(a) The obligee may register the foreign support order in a court of this state in the manner, with the effect, and for the purposes provided in this article.

(b) The clerk of the superior court shall maintain a registry of foreign support orders in which he shall file foreign support orders.

History

Ga. L. 1979, p. 938, § 1.

Annotations

Law reviews. For article surveying legislative and ju-

dicial developments in Georgia’s divorce, alimony and child custody laws for 197879, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 75 (1979).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1987–1996 · leading case: Brookins v. Brookins, 357 S.E.2d 77 (Ga. 1987).
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Brookins v. Brookins, 357 S.E.2d 77 (Ga. 1987). ““If the duty of support is based on a foreign support order, the obligee has the additional remedies provided in Code Sections 19-11-77 through 19-11-81 [i.e., registration of foreign support orders in this state for purposes of enforcement].”
Dep't of Human Resources v. Pruitt, 476 S.E.2d 764 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “URESA provides two different types of actions for obtaining child support that may be used either separately or in conjunction. First, if the duty of support is based upon a child support order obtained in a foreign state, the responding state may seek to register that foreign…”
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