Section 19-7-6 – Reporting of juvenile drug use

by | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

(a) The purpose of this Code section is to provide for the protection of children whose health and welfare are adversely affected and further threatened by the unlawful use and abuse of controlled substances or marijuana. The General Assembly recognizes the need for...

Section 19-7-5 – Reporting of child abuse; when mandated or authorized; content of report; to whom made; immunity from liability; report based upon privileged communication; penalty for failure to report

by | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

(a) The purpose of this Code section is to provide for the protection of children. It is intended that mandatory reporting will cause the protective services of the state to be brought to bear on the situation in an effort to prevent abuses, to protect and enhance the...

Section 19-7-3 – Actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention; revocation or amendment of visitation rights; appointment of guardian ad litem; mediation; hearing; notification to family members of child’s participation in events

by | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Family member” means a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling.(2) “Grandparent” means the parent of a parent of a minor child, the parent of a minor child’s parent who has died, and the...

Section 19-7-2 – Parents’ obligations to child

by | May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

It is the joint and several duty of each parent to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of his or her child until the child reaches the age of majority, dies, marries, or becomes emancipated, whichever first occurs, except as otherwise authorized and...