§ 19-11-67.Transmittal of payments to court of initiating state; certified statement of payments made by respondent
Chapter 11. Enforcement of Duty of Support · Article 2. Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act · Last amended 2015 · Last verified October 9, 2026
Full Text of § 19-11-67
Plain-English Summary
This section belongs to Article 2, Georgia’s version of the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (URESA). Under § 19-11-40.1, no new petition may be filed and no new proceeding may begin under Article 2 on or after January 1, 1998; the article applies only to proceedings pending before that date. Interstate support cases begun since then fall under Article 3, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, which starts at § 19-11-100.
In a URESA case, two courts work together. The “initiating state” is where the person owed support starts the case; the “responding state” is where the case is sent, and its court orders and collects support. This section lists two duties a Georgia court has when it is the responding state. First, when it receives a payment from the respondent — whether under a court order or otherwise — it must transmit the payment forthwith to the court of the initiating state. Second, when asked, it must furnish that court a certified statement of all payments the respondent has made.
The court doesn’t have to do this work itself. The section says these duties may be carried out for the court through the community supervision office, the juvenile probation office, or a probation office under the authority of Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42. The section was last amended in 2015.
The mirror-image duty for Georgia as the initiating state — receiving and paying out the money — is in § 19-11-68. Article 3 has its own payment rules in § 19-11-138, which requires prompt disbursement and certified payment records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do payments go in a URESA case when the payer lives in Georgia?
They pass through the Georgia court to the court of the initiating state. When a Georgia court acting as the responding state receives a payment from the respondent, this section requires it to transmit the payment forthwith to the initiating state’s court. When Georgia is the initiating state, § 19-11-68 requires its court to disburse the money forthwith.
How can I get a record of payments made in an interstate URESA case?
The court of the initiating state can ask for one. Upon request, a Georgia court acting as the responding state must furnish that court a certified statement of all payments made by the respondent. The section doesn’t say who may make the request; it says only that the statement goes to the initiating court.
Does the Georgia judge personally handle URESA payments?
Not necessarily. The section allows the responding court’s duties to be carried out through the community supervision office, the juvenile probation office, or a probation office under the authority of Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42. Those offices may act for the court in receiving and forwarding payments and preparing payment statements.
Does the court forward payments made without a court order?
Yes. The duty covers any payment made by the respondent “pursuant to any order of the court or otherwise.” So a voluntary payment the court receives must be forwarded to the initiating state’s court just as an ordered payment would be.
Is this payment rule used in new interstate child support cases?
No. Under § 19-11-40.1, Article 2 applies only to proceedings pending before January 1, 1998. In cases under Article 3, § 19-11-138 requires a Georgia support enforcement agency or tribunal to disburse amounts received promptly and to furnish a certified statement of the amounts and dates of payments on request.
Amendment History
Laws 1958, p. 34, § 22; Laws 2015, Act 73, § 5-45, eff. July 1, 2015.