GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 15. COURTS |
Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE |
Article 4. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS |
Part 2. VENUE FOR PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS |
Section 15-11-270. (Effective January 1, 2014) Venue
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- (a) A proceeding under this article shall be commenced in the county that has jurisdiction over the related dependency proceedings.
(b) For the convenience of the parties, the court may transfer proceedings to the county in which the parent of a child adjudicated as a dependent child legally resides. If a proceeding is transferred, certified copies of all legal and social documents and records pertaining to the proceeding on file with the clerk of court shall accompany the transfer.
Code 1981, § 15-11-270, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.