Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 11. ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT · Article 3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT · Part 6. ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER AFTER REGISTRATION

19-11-160. Registration of orders issued by another state or foreign country.

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

A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in Georgia for enforcement.

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, § 19-11-160, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193; Ga. L. 2024, p. 233, § 9/SB 520, effective July 1, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted “income withholding” for “income-withholding” in this Code section.

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