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# O.C.G.A. § 19-7-41. Service outside state.

In a proceeding under this article, the court, pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 9, may order service upon a person outside the state upon a finding that there is a constitutionally permissible basis for jurisdiction over the person, including those enumerated in Article 3 of Chapter 11 of this title.

## History

Code 1933, § 74-302, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1374, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1613, § 16.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on domestic relations, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 113 (1982).

For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 121 (1997).