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O.C.G.A. § 19-11-171

Recognition of modification by another tribunal

Code 1981, § 19-11-171, enacted by Ga.

If a child support order issued by a tribunal in Georgia is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to this article, a tribunal of Georgia:

(1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;

(2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and

(3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon

registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705,

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.