17 chapters · 481 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 19-7-1 In whom parental power lies; how such power lost; recovery for homicide of child or unborn child
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(a) Until a child reaches the age of 18 or becomes emancipated, the child shall remain under the control of his or her parents, who are entitled to the child’s services and the proceeds of the child’s labor. In the event that a court has awarded custody of the child to one parent…
O.C.G.A. § 19-7-2 Parents’ obligations to child
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It is the joint and several duty of each parent to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of his or her child until the child reaches the age of majority, dies, marries, or becomes emancipated, whichever first occurs, except as otherwise authorized and ordered purs…
O.C.G.A. § 19-7-3 Actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention; revocation or amendment of visitation rights; appointment of guardian ad litem; mediation; hearing; notification t
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Family member” means a grandparent, great-grandparent, or sibling. (2) “Grandparent” means the parent of a parent of a minor child, the parent of a minor child’s parent who has died, and the parent of a minor child’s parent whose p…
Equitable caregivers; form; required findings; establishment of parental rights; not a disestablishment of parentage
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(a) The court may adjudicate an individual to be an equitable caregiver. (b) An individual seeking to be adjudicated an equitable caregiver of a child under this Code section may establish standing to maintain the action in accordance with the following: (1) File with the initial…