An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor’s employer pursuant to Code Sections 19-6-32 through 19-6-33.1 without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.
History. Code 1981, § 19-11-150 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 1-28/SB 137.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, substituted “Code Sections 19-6-32 through 19-6-33.1” for “Code Sections 19-6-31 through 19-6-33” in the middle of this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support
Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration
§ 19-11-150. Issuance of Income-Withholding Orders
§ 19-11-151. Obligation of Employer Upon Receipt of Income-Withholding Order
§ 19-11-152. Receipt of Two or More Income-Withholding Orders
§ 19-11-153. Employer’s Civil Liability
§ 19-11-154. Penalties for Employer’s Noncompliance
§ 19-11-155. Contesting of Order From Another Tribunal
§ 19-11-156. Enforcement of Orders Issued by Another State or Foreign Country