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GA SB491
Bill
Status
Passed
6/3/2010
Primary Sponsor
Bill Cowsert
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AI Summary
- Expands the types of domestic relations proceedings in which Georgia courts may exercise personal jurisdiction over nonresidents, broadening the scope from "alimony, child support, or division of property in connection with an action for divorce" to include divorce, separate maintenance, annulment, and other domestic relations actions
- Allows Georgia courts to maintain personal jurisdiction over a nonresident party even after one spouse leaves the state, as long as one party to the marital relationship continues to reside in Georgia, covering obligations such as alimony, child support, debt apportionment, and property orders or agreements
- Adds a new paragraph (6) granting personal jurisdiction over a nonresident who was previously subject to a Georgia court order involving alimony, child custody, child support, or equitable division of property/debt, for purposes of modifying (if the moving party resides in Georgia) or enforcing that order (regardless of the moving party's domicile)
- Preserves the existing residency requirement for filing an action for divorce, clarifying that the expanded jurisdictional grounds do not alter that threshold
- Amends Code Section 9-10-91 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, with gender-neutral language updates throughout the statute
Legislative Description
Civil Practice; grounds of exercise; personal jurisdiction over nonresidents involved in domestic relation cases; provisions
Last Action
Act 611
6/3/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/26/2010
Judiciary3/16/2010
Full Bill Text
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