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

19-11-115. Initiating tribunal; responding tribunal.

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

  1. (a)

    A tribunal in Georgia that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of Georgia may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce:#

    1. (1)

      The order if the order is the controlling order and has not been modified by a tribunal of another state that assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this article; or#

    2. (2)

      A money judgment for arrears of support and interest on the order accrued before a determination that an order of a tribunal of another state is the controlling order.#

  2. (b)

    A tribunal in Georgia having continuing jurisdiction over a support order may act as a responding tribunal to enforce the order.#

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, § 19-11-115, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.

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

Text read from t18-t19-(v16)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V16, 2022 edition, page 1231; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.