(a) 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.(b) 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.(c) 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.Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 428,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 224,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
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