Modificación de pensión alimenticia en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Si un exmarido quiere cambiar cuánto paga de pensión alimenticia, debe hacerlo en el lugar donde vive su exesposa, no donde se firmó el acuerdo original. Esto es importante para asegurarse de que ambos estén en el mismo lugar para resolver el problema.

Es como cuando tienes que devolver un libro a la biblioteca. Si lo sacaste de una biblioteca en tu ciudad, debes devolverlo allí, no en una biblioteca diferente.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan y María se divorciaron, y Juan tiene que pagarle a María una pensión alimenticia. Si Juan se muda a otra ciudad y quiere cambiar la cantidad que paga, debe ir a la ciudad donde vive María para hacer la solicitud, no a donde se firmó el divorcio.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Proper venue for former husband's proceeding to modify alimony provisions is former wife's county of residence, rather than where the original alimony judgment had been entered. Tiller v. Tiller, 245 Ga. 27 , 262 S.E.2d 819 (1980). Reason underlying enactment of former subsection (b). - Former subsection (b) of Ga. L. 1969, p. 98, § 1 was passed to overrule the decision in Connell v. Connell, 119 Ga. App. 485 , 167 S.E.2d 686 (1969) which honored a modification of a Georgia decree for child support by a Florida court under the full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution. McGuire v. McGuire, 228 Ga. 782 , 187 S.E.2d 859 (1972). Limitation upon prohibition against enforcement of foreign modification. - Seemingly absolute prohibition against enforcement by Georgia courts of foreign judgments modifying Georgia permanent alimony judgments must be construed as being limited to those situations in which the party against whom the permanent alimony judgment was rendered remains domiciled in this state. Gilbert v. Gilbert, 245 Ga. 674 , 266 S.E.2d 490 (1980). Jurisdiction over contempt motion. - Trial court erred by dismissing an ex-spouse's motion for contempt for failure to pay child support, which was filed along with her motion to modify the parties' divorce decree because when one court has rendered a divorce decree and a second court later acquires jurisdiction to modify the decree, the second court also has jurisdiction to entertain a motio