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GA HB305
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Beth Beskin
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AI Summary
- Adds "stepparent or former stepparent" to the list of third parties eligible to seek custody of a child under Georgia Code Section 19-7-1, joining grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles, siblings, and adoptive parents
- Allows courts to award custody to a stepparent or former stepparent over a biological parent if the court determines it serves the best interest of the child, taking into consideration all circumstances of the case
- Maintains the existing rebuttable presumption that custody with the biological parent or parents is in the child's best interest, which can only be overcome by a showing that third-party custody better serves the child
- Preserves the standard that the sole issue for determination in any such custody case is the best interest of the child or children
Legislative Description
Domestic relations; category of third parties who may be awarded custody in certain circumstances; add stepparents
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/12/2018
Full Bill Text
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