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GA Code § 19-11-151 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration|§ 19-11-151. Obligation of Employer Upon Receipt of Income-Withholding Order

  Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor.   The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of Georgia.   Except as otherwise provided by subsection (d) of this Code section and Code Section 19-11-152, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with the terms of the order which specify:   The duration and the amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain;   The person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded;   Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment;   The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain; and   The amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain.     An employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to:   The employer's fee for processing an income-withholding order;   The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; and   The time periods within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.       (Code 1981, §19-11-151, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-152 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration|§ 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 two or more child support obligees.    (Code 1981, §19-11-152, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-153 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration|§ 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.    (Code 1981, §19-11-153, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-154 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration|§ 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.    (Code 1981, §19-11-154, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-155 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration|§ 19-11-155. Contesting of Order From Another Tribunal

  An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in Georgia by registering the order in a tribunal of Georgia and filing a contest to that order as provided in Part 6 of this article, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of Georgia.   The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:   Any support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;   Each employer that has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and   The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.       (Code 1981, §19-11-155, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-156 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 5 - Direct Enforcement of Order of Another State Without Registration|§ 19-11-156. Enforcement of Orders Issued by Another State or Foreign Country

  A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of Georgia.   Upon receipt of the documents, the support enforcement agency, without initially seeking to register the order, shall consider and, if appropriate, use any administrative procedure authorized by the law of Georgia to enforce a support order or an income-withholding order, or both. If the obligor does not contest administrative enforcement, the order need not be registered. If the obligor contests the validity or administrative enforcement of the order, the support enforcement agency shall register the order pursuant to this article.     (Code 1981, §19-11-156, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-160 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 19-11-160. Registration of Orders Issued by Another State or Foreign Country

 A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in Georgia for enforcement.    (Code 1981, §19-11-160, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-161 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 19-11-161. Requirements for Registration of Orders Issued by Another State or Foreign Country; Other Filings

  Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-11-184.1, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in Georgia by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in Georgia:   A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement;   Two copies, including one certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order;   A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;   The name of the obligor and, if known:   The obligor's address and social security number;   The name and address of the obligor's employer and any other source of income of the obligor; and   A description and the location of property of the obligor in Georgia not exempt from execution; and     Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-11-131, the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted.     On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.   A petition, motion, or comparable filing seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under other laws of this state, and discovery incident thereto, may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading, motion, or other filing must specify the grounds for the remedy sought. For purposes of this subsection, remedies sought may include, but are not limited to, a rule for contempt or a petition for entry of an income deduction order.   If two or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall:   Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this Code section;   Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and   Specify the amount of consolidated arrears, if any.     A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.     (Code 1981, §19-11-161, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-162 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 19-11-162. Filing in Georgia Tribunal Required for Registration; Enforcement; Modification

  A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of Georgia.   A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal in Georgia.   Except as otherwise provided in this part, a tribunal in Georgia shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.     (Code 1981, §19-11-162, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-163 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 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

  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this Code section, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs:   The nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order;   The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and   The existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.     In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order, the statute of limitation of Georgia or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.   A responding tribunal of Georgia shall apply the procedures and remedies of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in Georgia.   After a tribunal of Georgia or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal of Georgia shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and future support, and on consolidated arrears.     (Code 1981, §19-11-163, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-164 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 19-11-164. Notification to Nonregistering Party and Obligor's Employer

  When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of Georgia shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.   A notice must inform the nonregistering party:   That a registered order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of Georgia;   That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order must be requested within 20 days after notice unless the registered order is under Code Section 19-11-184.2;   That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages and precludes further contest of that order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted; and   Of the amount of any alleged arrearages.     If the registering party asserts that two or more orders are in effect, a notice must also:   Identify the two or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;   Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;   State that the procedures provided in subsection (b) of this Code section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and   State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.     Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the child support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to Code Sections 19-6-32 through 19-6-33.1.     (Code 1981, §19-11-164, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193; Ga. L. 2017, p. 646, § 1-29/SB 137.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (d), inserted "child" near the middle, and substituted "Code Sections 19-6-32 through 19-6-33.1" for "Code Sections 19-6-31 through 19-6-33" at the end.
GA Code § 19-11-165 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 19-11-165. Contesting the Validity of Registered Support Order by Nonregistering Party

  A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in Georgia shall request a hearing within the time required by Code Section 19-11-164. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to Code Section 19-11-166.   If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.   If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.     (Code 1981, §19-11-165, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-166 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 19-11-166. Burden of Proof in Contesting Validity of Registered Support Order; Stays

  A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses:   The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party;   The order was obtained by fraud;   The order has been vacated, suspended, or modified by a later order;   The issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal;   There is a defense under the law of Georgia to the remedy sought;   Full or partial payment has been made;   The statute of limitation under Code Section 19-11-163 precludes enforcement of some or all of the alleged arrearages; or   The alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.     If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a) of this Code section, a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence, and issue temporary or other appropriate orders. Any portion of the registered support order which is not in dispute may be enforced by all remedies available under the laws of Georgia.   If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) of this Code section to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.     (Code 1981, §19-11-166, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-167 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 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.    (Code 1981, §19-11-167, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-168 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 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 same time as a request for registration, or later. The pleading must specify the grounds for modification.    (Code 1981, §19-11-168, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-169 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 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.    (Code 1981, §19-11-169, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-170 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 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 resides in the issuing state;   A petitioner who is a nonresident of Georgia seeks modification; and   The respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of Georgia; or     This state is the residence of the child or a party who is an individual, is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of Georgia, and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.     Modification of a registered child support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state, and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.   A tribunal in Georgia may not modify any aspect of a child support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child support orders for the same obligor and same child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under the provisions of Code Section 19-11-116 establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable.   In a proceeding to modify a child support order, the law of the state that is determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor's fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of Georgia.   On issuance of an order by a tribunal of Georgia modifying a child support order issued in another state, the tribunal of Georgia becomes the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.   Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) of this Code section and subsection (b) of Code Section 19-11-110, a tribunal of Georgia retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of Georgia if:   One party resides in another state; and   The other party resides outside the United States.       (Code 1981, §19-11-170, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 705, § 1/SB 193.)
GA Code § 19-11-171 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 11 - Enforcement of Duty of Support|Article 3 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act|Part 6 - Enforcement and Modification of Support Order After Registration|§ 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 order which occurred before the effective date of the modification; and   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.)