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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-11-54. By whom petition for minor obligee brought; guardian ad litem not necessary.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-11-54. By whom petition for minor obligee brought; guardian ad litem not necessary.

A petition on behalf of a minor obligee may be brought by a person having custody of the minor without appointment as guardian ad litem.

## History

Ga. L. 1958, p. 34, § 11.