All duties of support, including the duty to pay arrearages or reimbursement, are enforceable by petition irrespective of relationship between the obligor and obligee. Jurisdiction of all proceedings hereunder shall be vested in the superior courts of the various counties of this state. The petition must be commenced in the county of residence of the obligee.
History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 8; Ga. L. 1979, p. 941, § 1.
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 Previous Support Orders Not Superseded; How Payments Credited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