{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-18","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 29-2-18","heading":"Hearing; best interest of the child standard.","body":"Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a permanent guardian of a minor and the giving of notice, the court shall hold a hearing and the standard for determination for all matters at issue shall be the best interest of the minor.","path":["TITLE 29 Guardian and Ward","CHAPTER 2 Guardians of Minors","Article 1 Minors","PART 5 Permanent Guardianship"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.29.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":"fee843060762e768991d03bde520d9252c2559293d32e64d16046173f42a16a2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-17","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-29-2-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}