by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) Before a child custody determination is made under this article, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of Code Section 19-9-47 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in a child custody...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child or a sibling or parent of the child is subjected to or...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under paragraph (1) or (2) of...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Code Section 19-9-61 or 19-9-63 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: (1) A court of this state...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if: (1) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
OCGA § 19-9-52 through 19-9-60Repealed by 2001 Ga. Laws 28, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
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