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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-9-89. Service of petitions and orders.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-9-89. Service of petitions and orders.

Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-91, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the laws of this state, upon respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-9-89, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.