§ 19-11-167. Effect of Confirmation
Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-167 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, […]
§ 19-11-168. Petitions for Modification
A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in Georgia in the same manner provided in Code Sections 19-11-160 through 19-11-167 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the […]
§ 19-11-169. Enforcement Pending Modification
A tribunal of Georgia may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of Georgia, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of Code Section 19-11-170 or 19-11-172 have been met. […]
§ 19-11-170. Requirements for Modification; Effect on Jurisdiction
If Code Section 19-11-172 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of Georgia may modify a child support order issued in another state which is registered in Georgia if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that: The following requirements are met: Neither the child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor […]
§ 19-11-152. Receipt of Two or More Income-Withholding Orders
If an obligor’s employer receives two or more income-withholding orders with respect to the earnings of the same obligor, the employer satisfies the terms of the orders if the employer complies with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place of employment to establish the priorities for withholding and allocating income withheld for […]
§ 19-11-171. Recognition of Modification by Another Tribunal
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: May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification; May provide appropriate relief for violations of its […]
§ 19-11-153. Employer’s Civil Liability
An employer that complies with an income-withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding of child support from the obligor’s income. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-153 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § […]
§ 19-11-172. Jurisdiction; Application of Article
If all of the parties who are individuals reside in Georgia and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal in Georgia has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state’s child support order in a proceeding to register that order. A tribunal in Georgia exercising jurisdiction as provided in this […]
§ 19-11-154. Penalties for Employer’s Noncompliance
An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income-withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal in Georgia. History. Code 1981, § 19-11-154 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; […]
§ 19-11-173. Filing Requirement for Modified Order
Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who […]