Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the modified order of the new tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
History. Code 1981, § 19-11-173 , 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