§ 19-11-184.1. Request for Registration
Except as otherwise provided in this part, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in Part 6 of this article. Notwithstanding Code Sections 19-11-130 and subsection (a) of Code Section 19-11-161, a request for registration […]
§ 19-11-184.2. Contest of Registered Convention Support Order
Except as otherwise provided in this part, Code Sections 19-11-164 through 19-11-167 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order. A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United […]
§ 19-11-184.3. Grounds for Refusal of Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a tribunal of Georgia shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. The following grounds are the only grounds on which a tribunal of Georgia may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order: Recognition and enforcement of the order is […]
§ 19-11-184.4. Option to Enforce Portions of Convention Support Order
If a tribunal of Georgia does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support order. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-184.4 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, […]
§ 19-11-184.5. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Support Agreement
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this Code section, a tribunal of Georgia shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement must be accompanied by: A complete text of the foreign support agreement; […]
§ 19-11-184.6. Modification of Convention Child Support Order
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: 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 […]
§ 19-11-184.7. Personal Information
Personal information gathered or transmitted under this part may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-184.7 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.
§ 19-11-184.8. Language
A record filed with a tribunal of Georgia under this part must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation verified by the translator. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-184.8 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.
§ 19-11-185. “Governor” Defined; Authority
For purposes of this part, the term “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this article. The Governor of this state may: Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state […]
§ 19-11-186. Prosecutor’s Duties Upon Request by Governor; Rendition
Before making a demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the Governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that at least 90 days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for […]