§ 19-11-182. Department of Human Services Recognized as Designated Agency
The Department of Human Services is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the convention. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-182 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.
§ 19-11-183. Duties of Department of Human Services; Available Support Proceedings
In a support proceeding under this part, the Department of Human Services shall: Transmit and receive applications; and Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of Georgia. The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention: Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support […]
§ 19-11-184. Filing Direct Requests; Entitlement to Assistance; Preference for Simplified and Expeditious Processes
A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of Georgia applies. A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, Code Sections 19-11-184.1 through […]
§ 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.