• § 19-9-61 - Jurisdiction Requirements for Initial Child Custody Determinations; Physical Presence Alone Insufficient
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only...
• § 19-9-62 - Prerequisites for Termination of Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with Code...
• § 19-9-63 - Prerequisites for Modifying Custody Determination From Foreign Court
  Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court...
• § 19-9-64 - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction; Continuing Effect; Communicating With Other Courts
  (a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned...
• § 19-9-65 - Notice Required; Intervention
  (a) Before a child custody determination is made under this article, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of...
• § 19-9-66 - Procedure Where Proceedings Pending in Another State
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this part if, at...
• § 19-9-67 - Finding of Inconvenient Forum; Conditions
  (a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this article to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction...
• § 19-9-68 - Wrongfully Obtained Jurisdiction; Actions to Prevent Repetition of Unjustifiable Conduct; Expenses
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64 or by any other law of this state, if a court of this state has...
• § 19-9-69 - Information Required As Part of Pleading or Affidavit; Continuing Duty; Sealing of Information; Children Residing in Family Violence Shelters
  (a) In a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first pleading or in an attached affidavit, shall give information, if reasonably ascertainable, under...
• § 19-9-70 - Requiring Appearance for in State and Out of State Residents; Other Court Orders
  (a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to...

Last modified: October 14, 2016