by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) A physical custodian shall not be allowed to maintain against the legal custodian any action for divorce, alimony, child custody, change of alimony, change of child custody, or change of visitation rights or any application for contempt of court so long as custody...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) A complaint seeking a change of legal custody or physical custody shall be initiated in compliance with Article VI, Section II, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of this state.(b) No complaint specified in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be made in...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
As used in this article, the term:(1) “Legal custody” means the responsibility for the care and control of a minor, including, but not limited to, the power to make decisions regarding health care, education, extracurricular activities, and religious...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) The general purposes of this article are to: (1) Avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict by courts within this state in matters of child custody, which have in the past resulted in the shifting of children from county to county with harmful effects on their...
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act of 1978.”OCGA ยง 19-9-20
by admin | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia
(a) A judge may award visitation or parenting time to a parent who committed one or more acts involving family violence only if the judge finds that adequate provision for the safety of the child and the parent who is a victim of family violence can be made. In a...
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