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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-11-184.6. Modification of convention child support order.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-11-184.6. Modification of convention child support order.

(a) A tribunal of Georgia may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:

(1) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of Georgia, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or

(2) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

(b) If a tribunal of Georgia does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, subsection (c) of Code Section 19-11-184.3 applies.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-11-184.6, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.