Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 11. ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT · Article 3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT · Part 2. JURISDICTION; COOPERATION BETWEEN STATES

19-11-113. Limitation on jurisdiction of Georgia tribunal if action filed in another state or foreign country.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
A tribunal in Georgia may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:#
1. (1)
  The petition or comparable pleading in Georgia is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;#
2. (2)
  The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and#
3. (3)
  If relevant, Georgia is the home state of the child.#
(b)
A tribunal in Georgia may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:#
1. (1)
  The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in Georgia for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by Georgia;#
2. (2)
  The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in Georgia; and#
3. (3)
  If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 19-11-113, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.

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