§ 19-11-140 - Authority of tribunal upon failure to issue support order - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 19-11-140 (2010)
19-11-140. Authority of tribunal upon failure to issue support order

(a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this article has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state may issue a support order if:

(1) The individual seeking the order resides in another state; or

(2) The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located in another state.

(b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if:

(1) The respondent has signed a verified statement acknowledging parentage;

(2) The respondent has been determined by or pursuant to law to be the parent; or

(3) There is other clear and convincing evidence that the respondent is the child's parent.

(c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to Code Section 19-11-124.