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.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support
Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration
§ 19-11-160. Registration of Orders Issued by Another State or Foreign Country
§ 19-11-162. Filing in Georgia Tribunal Required for Registration; Enforcement; Modification
§ 19-11-164. Notification to Nonregistering Party and Obligor’s Employer
§ 19-11-165. Contesting the Validity of Registered Support Order by Nonregistering Party
§ 19-11-166. Burden of Proof in Contesting Validity of Registered Support Order; Stays
§ 19-11-167. Effect of Confirmation
§ 19-11-168. Petitions for Modification
§ 19-11-169. Enforcement Pending Modification
§ 19-11-170. Requirements for Modification; Effect on Jurisdiction
§ 19-11-171. Recognition of Modification by Another Tribunal
§ 19-11-172. Jurisdiction; Application of Article
§ 19-11-173. Filing Requirement for Modified Order