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Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 13A. DATING VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS

19-13A-2. Jurisdiction.

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

  1. (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 chapter.#

  2. (b)

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

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, § 19-13A-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 658, § 2/HB 231.

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

Text read from t18-t19-(v16)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V16, 2022 edition, page 1310; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.