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Section 19-11-60 – Duty of court of this state when acting as responding state

May 11, 2021 | Family Law, Georgia

When a court of this state, acting as a responding state, receives from the court of an initiating state the copies specified in Code Section 19-11-55, it shall:

(1) Docket the cause;
(2) Notify the district attorney;
(3) Set a time and place for a hearing; and
(4) Take such action as is necessary in accordance with the laws of this state to obtain jurisdiction.

OCGA ยง 19-11-60