Georgia § 19-11-155 Contesting of order from another tribunal

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§ 19-11-155 — Contesting of order from another tribunal

Georgia § 19-11-155

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O.C.G.A. § 19-11-155 (2026).

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(a)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.

(b)The obligor shall give notice of the contest to:

(1)Any support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee;

(2)Each employer that has directly received an income withholding order relating to the obligor; and (3) The person designated to receive payments in the income withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.

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(a) 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. (b) The obligor shall give notice of the contest to: (1) Any support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; (2) Each employer that has directly received an income withholding order relating to the obligor; and (3) The person designated to receive payments in the income withholding order or, if no person is designated, to the obligee.