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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-9-93. Full faith and credit to orders of other states.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-9-93. Full faith and credit to orders of other states.

A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this article which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Part 2 of this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-9-93, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.

## Cross References

Faith and credit among states, U.S. Const., Art. IV, Sec. I.