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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-11-40.1. Effective date for application of article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-11-40.1. Effective date for application of article.

No new petition may be filed, nor may any type of proceeding be initiated, under this article on or after January 1, 1998. It is the intent of the General Assembly that any petitions filed or proceedings initiated on or after January 1, 1998, be governed by the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter, the “Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.” The provisions of this article shall apply only to proceedings pending prior to January 1, 1998.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-11-40.5, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 32.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1997, this Code section, enacted as Code Section 19-11-40.5 was redesignated as Code Section 19-11-40.1.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).