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Title 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Chapter 9. CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS · Article 3. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT · Part 2. JURISDICTION

19-9-65. Notice required; intervention.

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

  1. (a)

    Before a child custody determination is made under this article, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of Code Section 19-9-47 must be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in a child custody proceeding between residents of this state, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated, and any person having physical custody of the child.#

  2. (b)

    This article does not govern the enforceability of a child custody determination made without notice or an opportunity to be heard.#

  3. (c)

    The obligation to join a party and the right to intervene as a party in a child custody proceeding under this article are governed by the law of this state as in child custody proceedings between residents of 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, § 19-9-65, 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 1049; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 eddc877da9f2.