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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
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Chapter 11. ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT |
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Article 3. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT |
| Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 19-11-100. Short title |
| § 19-11-101. Definitions |
| § 19-11-102. Designated tribunals; support enforcement agency |
| § 19-11-103. Nature of remedies |
| § 19-11-104. Applicability |
| Part 2. JURISDICTION; COOPERATION BETWEEN STATES |
| § 19-11-110. Jurisdiction |
| § 19-11-111. Personal jurisdiction continues while Georgia tribunal retains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction |
| § 19-11-112. Authority of tribunal |
| § 19-11-113. Limitation on jurisdiction of Georgia tribunal if action filed in another state or foreign country |
| § 19-11-114. Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify support order |
| § 19-11-115. Initiating tribunal; responding tribunal |
| § 19-11-116. Governing tribunal when conflicting orders; determination of controlling order |
| § 19-11-117. Enforcement of two or more child support orders, at least one of which was issued by another state or foreign country |
| § 19-11-118. Crediting of amounts collected |
| § 19-11-119. Evidentiary issues outside state; application |
| § 19-11-119.1. Spousal support order; modification; initiating tribunal to request enforcement; responding tribunal to enforce or modify order |
| Part 3. CIVIL PROVISIONS |
| § 19-11-120. Application of part; initiation of a proceeding |
| § 19-11-121. Representative for minor parent |
| § 19-11-122. Governing law and procedure for responding Georgia tribunal |
| § 19-11-123. Information to be provided to responding tribunal |
| § 19-11-124. Receipt of petition of pleading by responding Georgia tribunal; action authorized; limitations; foreign currency conversion |
| § 19-11-125. Receipt by inappropriate tribunal |
| § 19-11-127. Authority of Attorney General |
| § 19-11-128. Employment of private counsel |
| § 19-11-129. State information agency |
| § 19-11-130. Filing of petition to establish, register, or modify support order; required information; relief sought |
| § 19-11-131. Nondisclosure of identifying information where health, safety, or liberty at risk; disclosure of information in the interest of justice |
| § 19-11-132. Fees and costs |
| § 19-11-133. Personal jurisdiction |
| § 19-11-134. Defense of nonparentage |
| § 19-11-135. Physical presence of individual nonresident party not required; admissible evidence |
| § 19-11-136. Communication between tribunals |
| § 19-11-137. Tribunal's authority to accomplish discovery |
| § 19-11-138. Disbursement of funds; redirecting payments |
| Part 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER |
| § 19-11-140. Authority of tribunal upon failure to issue support order; temporary child support order |
| § 19-11-141. Responding tribunal |
| Part 5. DIRECT ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WITHOUT REGISTRATION |
| § 19-11-150. Issuance of income-withholding orders |
| § 19-11-151. Obligation of employer upon receipt of income-withholding order |
| § 19-11-152. Receipt of two or more income-withholding orders |
| § 19-11-153. Civil liability |
| § 19-11-154. Penalties for employer's noncompliance |
| § 19-11-155. Contesting of order from another tribunal |
| § 19-11-156. Enforcement of orders issued by another state or foreign country |
| Part 6. ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER AFTER REGISTRATION |
| § 19-11-160. Registration of orders issued by another state or foreign country |
| § 19-11-161. Requirements for registration of orders issued by another state or foreign country; other filings |
| § 19-11-162. Filing in Georgia tribunal required for registration; enforcement; modification |
| § 19-11-163. Governing law; statute of limitations; application of procedural and remedial law of Georgia; prospective application of law of other state or foreign country |
| § 19-11-164. Notification to nonregistering party and obligor's employer |
| § 19-11-165. Contesting the validity of registered support order by nonregistering party |
| § 19-11-166. Burden of proof in contesting validity of registered support order; stays |
| § 19-11-167. Effect of confirmation |
| § 19-11-168. Petitions for modification |
| § 19-11-169. Enforcement pending modification |
| § 19-11-170. Requirements for modification; effect on jurisdiction |
| § 19-11-171. Recognition of modification by another tribunal |
| § 19-11-172. Jurisdiction; application of article |
| § 19-11-173. Filing requirement for modified order |
| § 19-11-174. Jurisdiction to modify child support order |
| § 19-11-175. Registration of foreign child support order |
| Part 7. DETERMINATION OF PARENTAGE |
| § 19-11-180. Definitions |
| § 19-11-181. Applicability of part |
| § 19-11-182. Department of Human Services recognized as designated agency |
| § 19-11-183. Duties of Department of Human Services; available support proceedings |
| § 19-11-184. Filing direct requests; entitlement to assistance; preference for simplified and expeditious processes |
| § 19-11-184.1. Request for registration |
| § 19-11-184.2. Contest of registered convention support order |
| § 19-11-184.3. Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order |
| § 19-11-184.4. Option to enforce portions of convention support order. |
| § 19-11-184.5. Recognition and enforcement of foreign support agreement |
| § 19-11-184.6. Modification of convention child support order |
| § 19-11-184.7. Personal information |
| § 19-11-184.8. Language |
| Part 8. INTERSTATE RENDITION |
| § 19-11-185. "Governor" defined; authority |
| § 19-11-186. Prosecutor's duties upon request by governor; rendition |
| Part 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
| § 19-11-190. Construction of article; uniformity |
| § 19-11-190.1. Effective date |
| § 19-11-191. Severability |