Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 11. ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT · Article 3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT · Part 3. CIVIL PROVISIONS

19-11-122. Governing law and procedure for responding Georgia tribunal.

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

Except as otherwise provided in this article, a responding tribunal of Georgia:
(1)
Shall apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in Georgia and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and#
(2)
Shall determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the law and support guidelines of Georgia.#

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, § 19-11-122, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.

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