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# O.C.G.A. § 9-14-2. Habeas corpus on account of detention of spouse or child.

In all writs of habeas corpus sought on account of the detention of a spouse or child, the court on hearing all the facts may exercise its discretion as to whom the custody of the spouse or child shall be given and shall have the power to give the custody of a child to a third person.

## History

Laws 1845, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 335; Code 1863, § 3925; Code 1868, § 3948; Code 1873, § 4024; Code 1882, § 4024; Civil Code 1895, § 2453; Penal Code 1895, § 1226; Civil Code 1910, § 2972; Penal Code 1910, § 1307; Code 1933, § 50-121; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1050, § 2.

## Cross References

Child custody, generally, T. 19, C. 9, A. 1. Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act, T. 19, C. 9, A. 2. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, T. 19, C. 9, A. 3. Prohibition against use of complaint in nature of habeas corpus to seek change of child custody, § 19-9-23.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Custody Disputes and the Proposed Model Act,’’ see 2 Ga. L. Rev. 162 (1968). For article criticizing parental rights doctrine and advocating best interests of child doctrine in parent-third party custody disputes, see 27 Emory L.J. 209 (1978). For article surveying legislative and judicial developments in Georgia’s divorce, alimony, and child custody laws for 1978-79, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 75 (1979).

For comment on ‘‘Grandparents’ Visitation Rights in Georgia,’’ see 29 Emory L.J. 1083 (1980).