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O.C.G.A. § 19-11-169 Enforcement pending modification
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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…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-170 Requirements for modification; effect on jurisdiction
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(a) 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: (1) The following requirements are met: (A) Neither the …
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-171 Recognition of modification by another tribunal
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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 modificatio…
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-172 Jurisdiction; application of article
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(a) 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. (b) A tribunal in Ge…