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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-11-243. Permanent guardianship petition hearing.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-243. Permanent guardianship petition hearing.

A guardianship petition hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Code Section 29-2-18 to determine the best interests of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child, and in reaching its determination the court shall consider Code Section 15-11-240.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-243, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-9/HB 361; Ga. L. 2023, p. 367, § 1/SB 131, effective July 1, 2023.

## Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, deleted subsection (a); deleted the subsection (b) designation, and substituted “A guardianship petition hearing” for “The hearing” at the beginning.