O.C.G.A. § 15-11-11: Concurrent jurisdiction.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 15 Courts
- CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code
- Article 1 General Provisions
The juvenile court shall have concurrent jurisdiction to hear:
(1) Any legitimation petition filed pursuant to Code Section 19-7-22 concerning a child alleged to be dependent;
(2) Any legitimation petition transferred to the court by proper order of the superior court;
(3) The issue of custody and support when the issue is transferred by proper order of the superior court; provided, however, that if a demand for a jury trial as to support has been properly filed by either parent, then the case shall be transferred to superior court for the jury trial;
(4) Any petition for the establishment or termination of a temporary guardianship transferred to the court by proper order of the probate court; and
(5) Any criminal case transferred to the court pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 15-11-15.
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