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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

19-9-48. Personal jurisdiction not obtained in other matters; service of process.

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

  1. (a)

    A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.#

  2. (b)

    A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.#

  3. (c)

    The immunity granted by subsection (a) of this Code section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this article committed by an individual while present in this state.#

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, § 19-9-48, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.

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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 1028; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.