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Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 9. CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS · Article 3. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

19-9-47. Notice and proof of service on persons outside the state.

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

  1. (a)

    Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.#

  2. (b)

    Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.#

  3. (c)

    Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.#

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, § 19-9-47, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.

Cross references

Grounds for exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonresidents generally, § 9-10-91. Service of process generally, § 9-11-4.

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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, pages 1027 to 1028; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.