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- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-5 · Custody agreements; ratification; supplementation.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-6 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-7 · Visitation by parent who has committed acts of family violence; conditional orders; confidentiality; joint counseling; conditions for supervised visitation.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-20 · Short title.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-21 · Purpose; construction.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-22 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-23 · Actions to obtain change of legal or physical custody; use of certain complaints prohibited.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-24 · Actions by physical or legal custodian not permitted in certain instances.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-40 · Short title.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-41 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-42 · Article inapplicable to adoptions or authorizations for emergency care.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-43 · Proceeding pertaining to Indian child exempted from article.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-44 · Child custody determinations of foreign country.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-45 · Binding authority of child custody determination.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-46 · Priority of question of jurisdiction.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-47 · Notice and proof of service on persons outside the state.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-48 · Personal jurisdiction not obtained in other matters; service of process.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-49 · Communication between court of this state and other states.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-50 · Testimony by deposition; electronic deposition; evidence transmitted by technological means not to be excluded.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-51 · Hearings and studies in another state; costs.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-61 · Jurisdiction requirements for initial child custody determinations; physical presence alone insufficient.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-62 · Prerequisites for termination of exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-63 · Prerequisites for modifying custody determination from foreign court.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-64 · Temporary emergency jurisdiction; continuing effect; communicating with other courts.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-65 · Notice required; intervention.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-66 · Procedure when proceedings pending in another state.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-67 · Finding of inconvenient forum; conditions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-68 · Wrongfully obtained jurisdiction; actions to prevent repetition of unjustifiable conduct; expenses.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-69 · Information required as part of pleading or affidavit; continuing duty; sealing of information; children residing in family violence shelters.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-70 · Requiring appearance for in-state and out-of-state residents; other court orders.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-81 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-82 · Orders made under the Hague Convention.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-83 · Recognition of foreign custody decrees; remedies.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-84 · Authority to enter temporary orders if lacking jurisdiction; remedy from court with jurisdiction; victims of family violence.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-85 · Registering foreign custody determinations; requirements of registering court; contesting registration; confirmation of registered order.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-86 · Granting relief and enforcing registered custody determinations.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-87 · Communication between enforcing court and modifying court.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-88 · Verification and petition for enforcement requirements; sealing; appearance; expenses.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-89 · Service of petitions and orders.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-90 · Finding of immediate physical custody; awarding of fees, costs, and expenses; drawing adverse inference from refusal to testify; spousal relationship irrelevant.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-91 · Verified application for warrant seeking physical custody; requirement for serious physical harm; warrant requirements; enforceability; conditions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-92 · Awarding of necessary and reasonable expenses.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-93 · Full faith and credit to orders of other states.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-94 · Appeals.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-95 · Actions by district attorney.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-96 · Assistance by law enforcement.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-97 · Recovering expenses of district attorney and law enforcement.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-101 · Promotion of uniformity between states.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-102 · Application.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-103 · Construction.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-104 · Conflicts with Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-120 · Short title.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-121 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-122 · Delegation of child caregiving authority.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-123 · Reporting requirement from nonprofit entities or faith based organizations; departmental responsibilities and liabilities; regulation.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-124 · Parental limitation on delegation of power of attorney; rights, duties, and responsibilities of agents; acknowledgment of acceptance of responsibilities; approval of agents; organizational and entity record keeping.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-125 · Notice to noncustodial parent of execution of power of attorney; objection by noncustodial parent; compliance with relocation notice requirements.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-126 · Impact of execution on parental rights.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-127 · Temporary written permission to seek emergency medical treatment or other services for children.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-128 · No limitation on role of Division of Family and Children Services.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-129 · Execution of power of attorney; probate court responsibilities; revocation or execution of subsequent power of attorney.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-130 · Authority of agent; revocation, termination, or resignation of agent exercising power of attorney; right of parent to access records while power of attorney in effect.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-131 · Child’s status upon execution of power of attorney; delegation of authority must specify applicability.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-132 · Delegation to grandparent; delegation by deployed parents.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-133 · Continuing application of former provisions as applicable to grandparents.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-9-134 · Power of attorney form.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10-1 · Abandonment of dependent child; criminal penalties; continuing offense; venue; evidence; expenses of birth of child born out of wedlock; support of child born out of wedlock.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10-2 · Abandonment of dependent pregnant wife; criminal penalties; continuing offense.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-1 · Short title.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-2 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-3 · Purpose.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-4 · No criminal prosecution for leaving child in custody of medical facility, fire station, or police station.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-5 · Investigating and reporting utilization of provisions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-6 · Reimbursement of medical costs; placement with Department of Human Services.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-7 · Liability.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-8 · Posting of signs at medical facilities, fire stations, or police stations indicating authorized location for leaving newborns.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-1 · Short title.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-2 · Purposes of article; construction.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-3 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-4 · Application of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.”
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-5 · Debt to state created by payment of public assistance; amount of debt; waiver, reduction, or negotiation of certain repayments.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-6 · Enforcement of child support payments and alimony for public assistance recipients.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-7 · Enforcement of support payments for dependent minor child public assistance recipients; attorney’s fees; interest on judgment; limited scope of action.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-8 · Department’s duty to enforce support of abandoned minor public assistance recipient; scope of action.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9 · Putative father registry; location of absent parents by department; assistance of other governmental agencies; use of information obtained.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9.1 · Duty to furnish information about obligor to department; use of information obtained; penalty for noncompliance.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9.2 · Duty of employers to report employee hiring or rehiring.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-9.3 · Suspension or denial of license for noncompliance with child support order; interagency agreements; report to General Assembly; duty to inform obligors.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-10 · Investigation to determine ability to support; notification of parent; information forms; penalty for falsifying parents’ report.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-11 · Department subpoenas; court order requiring compliance.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-12 · Review of orders for child support; review procedures; order adjusting support award amount; no release from liability due to subsequent financial obligation.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-13 · Determination of paternity; acknowledgment under oath; legal proceedings.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-14 · Father’s liability for support of child born out of wedlock; full faith and credit to paternity determination by another state.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-15 · Voluntary support agreement; notice and hearing; notice of final determination.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-15.1 · Information required to be given to individuals receiving services.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-16 · Periodic redeterminations and reinvestigations.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-17 · Redetermination at request of parent; time for hearing.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-18 · Collection procedures; notice; judicial review.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-19 · Garnishment and income deduction orders; notice and hearing; procedure; liability of employer.
- O.C.G.A. § 19-11-20 · Wage assignments.