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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-13-2. Jurisdiction of superior court.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-13-2. Jurisdiction of superior court.

(a) Except for proceedings involving a nonresident respondent, the superior court of the county where the respondent resides shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under this article.

(b) For proceedings under this article involving a nonresident respondent, the superior court where the petitioner resides or the superior court where an act involving family violence allegedly occurred shall have jurisdiction, where the act involving family violence meets the elements for personal jurisdiction provided for under paragraph (2) or (3) of Code Section 9-10-91.

## History

Ga. L. 1981, p. 880, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 19; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1543, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 151 (1997).