Título 19. DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Capítulo 9. CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS · Artículo 4. POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR THE CARE OF A CHILD
19-9-126. Impact of execution on parental rights.
Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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- (a)
The execution of a power of attorney under this article shall, in the absence of other evidence, not constitute abandonment, abuse, neglect, or any indication of unfitness as a parent.#
- (b)
An individual shall not execute a power of attorney under this article with the intention of divesting or negating another individual’s legal responsibility for the care of a child.#
- (c)
The parental obligations set forth in Chapter 7 of this title to his or her child shall not be extinguished or serve as a defense when a parent executes a power of attorney. Any individual giving a power of attorney to a nonrelative shall carefully consider such agent’s criminal background check, and such consideration shall not absolve the signer from liability.#
- (d)
Nothing in this article shall prevent the Division of Family and Children Services of the department or law enforcement from investigating and taking appropriate action regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment, desertion, or other mistreatment of a child.#
History
Code 1981, § 19-9-126, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159.
Code Commission notes
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2018, “Chapter 7 of this title” was substituted for “Chapter 7 of Title 19” near the beginning of subsection (c).
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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Texto leído de t18-t19-(v16)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volumen V16, edición 2022, páginas 1077 a 1078; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo eddc877da9f2.