Georgia Code, Title 19, Chapter 9, Article 2 - Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act

• § 19-9-20 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Child Custody Intrastate Jurisdiction Act of 1978."
• § 19-9-21 - Purpose; Construction
  (a) The general purposes of this article are to: (1) Avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict by courts within this state in matters of child...
• § 19-9-22 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Custody" includes visitation rights. (2) "Legal custodian" means a person, including, but not limited to, a...
• § 19-9-23 - Actions to Obtain Change of Legal Custody; How and Where Brought; Use of Certain Complaints Prohibited
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, after a court has determined who is to be the legal custodian of a child,...
• § 19-9-24 - Actions by Physical or Legal Custodian Not Permitted in Certain Instances
  (a) A physical custodian shall not be allowed to maintain against the legal custodian any action for divorce, alimony, child custody, change of alimony,...

Last modified: October 14, 2016