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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-11-162. Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-11-162. Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification.

(a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of Georgia.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal in Georgia.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, a tribunal in Georgia shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-11-162, 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 subsection (a).