{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-244","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-244","heading":"Modification of permanent guardianship order.","body":"(a) The court shall retain jurisdiction over a guardianship action under this part for the sole purpose of entering an order following the filing of a petition to modify, vacate, or revoke the guardianship and appoint a new guardian.\n(b) The superior courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction for enforcement or modification of any child support or visitation order entered pursuant to Code Section 15-11-240.\n(c) The guardianship shall be modified, vacated, or revoked based upon a finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that there has been a material change in the circumstances of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child or the guardian and that such modification, vacation, or revocation of the guardianship order and the appointment of a new guardian is in the best interests of the child. Appointment of a new guardian shall be subject to the provisions of Code Sections 15-11-240 and 15-11-241.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 3 Dependency Proceedings","PART 13 Permanent Guardianship"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"f5dd076db7493a6e4f714d47fba2b02cd712bb5781c5fd255411f9fc7108f154","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-243","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}