No new petition may be filed, nor may any type of proceeding be initiated, under this article on or after January 1, 1998. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any petitions filed or proceedings initiated on or after January 1, 1998, be governed by the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter, the “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.” The provisions of this article shall apply only to proceedings pending prior to January 1, 1998.
History. Code 1981, § 19-11-40.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 32.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1997, this Code section, enacted as Code Section 19-11-40.5 was redesignated as Code Section 19-11-40.1.
Law reviews.
For article on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support
Article 2 - Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act
§ 19-11-40.1. Effective Date for Application of Article
§ 19-11-41. Purposes of Article
§ 19-11-43. Duty of Support Defined; Criteria for Determining Existence of Duty of Support
§ 19-11-45. Remedies Cumulative
§ 19-11-46. Liability of Obligor in State Not Dependent on Obligee’s Presence
§ 19-11-47. Support Proceedings When Obligor and Obligee Are Found in Different Counties of State
§ 19-11-49. Choice of Law for Determining Duties of Support
§ 19-11-51. Duties Enforceable by Petition; Jurisdiction; Venue
§ 19-11-52. Contents of Petition; When Cause of Action Arises
§ 19-11-54. By Whom Petition for Minor Obligee Brought; Guardian Ad Litem Not Necessary
§ 19-11-56. Payment of Costs and Fees by State; Issuance of Execution to Reimburse State
§ 19-11-57. When Respondent’s Arrest Authorized
§ 19-11-58. Department of Human Services Designated State Information Agency; Duties
§ 19-11-59. Payment of District Attorney’s Fee
§ 19-11-60. Duty of Court of This State When Acting as Responding State
§ 19-11-62. Discovery Procedures
§ 19-11-63. Order of Support or Reimbursement
§ 19-11-64. Transmittal of Copy of Order to Initiating State
§ 19-11-65. Power of Court to Assure Compliance With Orders
§ 19-11-66. Determination of Paternity
§ 19-11-68. Duty of Court of Initiating State to Disburse Payments Received
§ 19-11-69. Spouses Competent and Compellable to Testify
§ 19-11-71. Previous Support Orders Not Superseded; How Payments Credited
§ 19-11-72. Jurisdiction in Other Proceedings Not Conferred
§ 19-11-73. Construction of Article
§ 19-11-75. Right of Appeal; Effect of Appeal on Order of Support
§ 19-11-76. Additional Remedies on Foreign Support Order
§ 19-11-77. Registration of Foreign Support Order; Filing in Registry of Foreign Support Orders