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Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 9. CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS · Article 4. POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR THE CARE OF A CHILD

19-9-121. Definitions.

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

  1. As used in this article, the term:

  2. (1)

    “Child” means an unemancipated individual who is under 18 years of age.#

  3. (2)

    “Child-placing agency” means an agency licensed as such pursuant to Chapter 5 of Title 49.#

  4. (3)

    “Criminal background check” means the results of an unrestricted search of the criminal records maintained by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to Code Section 35-3-34.#

  5. (4)

    “Department” means the Department of Human Services.#

  6. (5)

    “Nonprofit entity or faith based organization” means a business that provides child or family services and that is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service, if applicable.#

  7. (6)

    “Parent” shall have the same meaning as provided in Code Section 19-3-37.#

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, § 19-9-121, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159.

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