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Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-11-11.1. Representation by appointed counsel in legitimation proceedings.

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  1. A dependent child who is represented by court appointed counsel and who is the subject of a legitimation petition pursuant to Code Section 15-11-11 may be represented by the same appointed counsel in the legitimation matter.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-11.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2023, p. 140, § 1/HB 460, effective July 1, 2023.

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This Code section became effective July 1, 2023.

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