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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-11-169. Enforcement pending modification.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-11-169. Enforcement pending modification.

A tribunal of Georgia may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of Georgia, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of Code Section 19-11-170 or 19-11-172 have been met.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-11-169, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.