Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 29. GUARDIAN AND WARD · Chapter 2. GUARDIANS OF MINORS · Article 1. MINORS · Part 5. PERMANENT GUARDIANSHIP

29-2-18. Hearing; best interest of the child standard.

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Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a permanent guardian of a minor and the giving of notice, the court shall hold a hearing and the standard for determination for all matters at issue shall be the best interest of the minor.

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Code 1981, § 29-2-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.

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Text read from t27-t30-(v22)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V22, 2018 edition, page 447; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 62359f240c92.