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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 3. DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS · Part 13. PERMANENT GUARDIANSHIP

15-11-242. Effect of guardianship order.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Permanent guardianship orders entered pursuant to Code Section 15-11-240 shall:#

    1. (1)

      Remain in effect until the child adjudicated as a dependent child reaches the age of 18 or becomes emancipated;#

    2. (2)

      Not be subject to review by the court except as provided in Code Section 15-11-244; and#

    3. (3)

      Establish a reasonable visitation schedule which allows the child adjudicated as a dependent child to maintain meaningful contact with his or her parents through personal visits, telephone calls, letters, or other forms of communication or specifically include any restriction on a parent’s right to visitation.#

  2. (b)

    A permanent guardian shall have the rights and duties of a permanent guardian as provided in Code Sections 29-2-21, 29-2-22, and 29-2-23 and shall take the oath required of a guardian as provided in Code Section 29-2-24.#

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, § 15-11-242, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Cross references

Power of judge of probate court to appoint guardian for minor, § 29-2-14. Notice requirements relating to appointment of guardians for minors by judges of the probate court generally, § 29-2-17.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V13, 2020 edition, page 957; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.