Section 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:

   (1) May enforce its order that was modified only as to arrears and interest accruing before the modification;

   (2) May provide appropriate relief for violations of its order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and

   (3) Shall recognize the modifying order of the other state, upon registration, for the purpose of enforcement.

Code 1981, § 19-11-171, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.