Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 9. CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS · Article 2. CHILD CUSTODY INTRASTATE JURISDICTION ACT

19-9-22. Definitions.

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As used in this article, the term:
(1)
“Legal custody” means the responsibility for the care and control of a minor, including, but not limited to, the power to make decisions regarding health care, education, extracurricular activities, and religious upbringing.#
(2)
“Physical custody” means the custody schedule established for the child pursuant to Code Section 19-9-1, which includes parenting time.#

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

Ga. L. 1978, p. 1957, § 3; Ga. L. 2019, p. 904, § 1/SB 190.

Law reviews

For survey article on domestic relations cases for the period from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 223 (2003). For annual survey of domestic relations cases, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 173 (2005). For article, “2019 Legislative Review,” see 24 Ga. St. B.J. 28 (June 2019).

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