§ 19-11-64.Transmittal of copy of order to initiating state
Chapter 11. Enforcement of Duty of Support · Article 2. Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act · Last amended 1958 · Last verified October 9, 2026
Full Text of § 19-11-64
Plain-English Summary
The court where a reciprocal support case started needs to know how it ended. This section requires a Georgia court acting as the responding state to send the court of the initiating state a copy of all orders of support or for reimbursement. The duty is mandatory — “shall cause to be transmitted” — and it covers every such order, not only the final one.
The copy keeps both courts working from the same order, which matters because payments flow between them. Under § 19-11-67, the Georgia responding court transmits the respondent’s payments to the initiating court and, on request, furnishes a certified statement of payments. Under § 19-11-68, when Georgia is the initiating state, its court receives and disburses payments made by the respondent or transmitted by the responding court.
Article 2 has been closed to new petitions since January 1, 1998 (§ 19-11-40.1). Article 3, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, widens the circle: under § 19-11-124(e), a Georgia responding tribunal that issues an order must send a copy to the petitioner, the respondent and the initiating tribunal, if any.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did the other state’s court get a copy of the Georgia support order?
Yes. A Georgia court acting as the responding state had to send the court of the initiating state a copy of all orders of support or for reimbursement. The section makes that mandatory. The copy told the court where the case began, which receives and disburses payments under § 19-11-68, what had been ordered.
Which orders had to be sent to the initiating court?
All orders of support or for reimbursement. The section doesn’t limit the duty to final orders, so it reaches every order of either kind the Georgia court entered as the responding state — including orders for reimbursement of reasonable expenses under § 19-11-63.
Did the Georgia court also forward the payments?
Yes, under § 19-11-67. A Georgia court acting as the responding state must transmit payments it receives from the respondent to the initiating court and, on request, furnish a certified statement of all payments the respondent made. Those duties may be carried out through the community supervision, juvenile probation or probation office, as § 19-11-67 provides.
Would the parties get a copy of the order?
This section speaks only to the initiating court. Under Article 3, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, § 19-11-124(e) requires a Georgia responding tribunal to send a copy of its order to the petitioner and the respondent as well as to the initiating tribunal, if any.
Was sending the copy optional?
No. The section says the court “shall cause to be transmitted” a copy of all orders of support or for reimbursement. It gives the court no discretion to skip the step, though it doesn’t set a deadline or say how the copy must be sent.
Amendment History
Laws 1958, p. 34, § 20.