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HB 0052 - Child custody; require parenting plans to be incorporated into final orders; change provisions

Tracking Level: Passed
Sponsor: Quick, Regina 117th
Last Action: 7/1/2016 - Effective Date
House Committee: JuvJ
Senate Committee: JUDY
Assigned To:
05. Superior CourtsNext Bill
07. Juvenile CourtsNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation
HB 52 revises Code Section 19-9-1 of the OCGA, relating to parenting plans in conjunction with the final orders involved in child custody proceedings. The bill changes the language in Code Section 19-9-1 so that the language refers to 'the court' rather than 'the judge' when referencing the discretion of the judiciary in  the matter of parenting plans in child custody hearings. The language contained within Code Section 19-9-1 has also been revised to notate that any legal action involving custody of a child shall incorporate a permanent parenting plan unless otherwise ordered by the court.

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