Georgia Code
Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration
§ 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.
History. Code 1981, § 19-11-175 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.

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Title 19 - Domestic Relations

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

§ 19-11-161. Requirements for Registration of Orders Issued by Another State or Foreign Country; Other Filings

§ 19-11-162. Filing in Georgia Tribunal Required for Registration; Enforcement; Modification

§ 19-11-163. Governing Law; Statute of Limitations; Application of Procedural and Remedial Law of Georgia; Prospective Application of Law of Other State or Foreign Country

§ 19-11-164. Notification to Nonregistering Party and Obligor’s Employer