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Legislators with BillsLegislators(147)
Referred Bills (64)
Alimony and Child Support; guidelines for child support award calculations; provide
Courts; juvenile treatment court divisions; create
Crimes and offenses; grooming a minor for indecent purposes; provide for offense
Identification Cards; certain applicants who are either homeless or in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services do not require signatures; provide
Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; implement recommendations
Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children; provisions
Domestic Relations; provisions relating to income withholding orders; change and clarify
Minors; enter into the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; definitions; provisions; provide
Juvenile Code; improve timely permanent placement of a child removed from their home; clarify requirements
Child Abuse Records; child abuse and neglect registries; authorize the disclosure
Juvenile code; use of deadly weapon; revise provisions
Crimes and offenses; orders be served on a respondent within 24 hours of the court's issuance of such order; provide
Programs and Protection for Children; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions
Colton-McNeill Act; enact
Crimes and offenses; burglary; include an act of family violence
House Study Committee on the Affordability and Accessibility of Georgia's Legitimation Process; create
Ethan's law; enact
Criminal procedure; considerations in sentencing and paroling a defendant who was less than 18 years of age at the time he or she committed a crime; provide
Parental Waiver Save My Young Life Act; enact
Evidence; grooming of a child to engage in sexual conduct to be considered admissible evidence in criminal proceedings; provide
Guardian and ward; add to the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult
George L. Burgess Act; enact
Children in foster care; express support
Permanent Guardianship; service by publication; provide
Evidence; that a child witness be deemed competent to testify without taking the oath; provide
Children and Youth Services; respite care for foster parents for longer periods of time pursuant to circumstances; authorize
Juvenile Code; a uniform process to assume custody of children as a result of disposition orders; create
Paternity; Uniform Parentage Act of 2017; align evidentiary medical and genetic testing
Courts; child's right to legal representation in legitimation cases; provide
Raise the Age Act; enact
Juvenile Code; termination of parental rights involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment; expedite and prioritize processes
Courts; use of solitary confinement for punitive purposes in juvenile detention facilities; prohibit
Mental health; notice of admission and daily updates to the parent or legal guardian of an involuntary minor patient under 12 years of age; provide
Guardian and ward; petition for appointment of temporary guardian of minor filed in probate court may be transferred to juvenile court; provide
Juvenile Code; revise definition of sexual exploitation
Juvenile Code; juvenile court to include children who are under 18 years of age; change jurisdiction
Juvenile proceedings; right to an attorney for any child receiving extended care services from Department of Family and Children Services; provide
Child Custody Proceedings; judicial discretion in determining the right of a surviving parent; when such surviving parent is criminally charged with the murder or voluntary manslaughter of the other parent; provide
Courts; certain juvenile court judges; provide salary supplement
Juvenile Code; termination of parental rights involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment; expedite and prioritize processes
Social services; ensure information contained in automated child welfare systems is shared with foster providers and school systems
Social services; personal identification cards for children entering foster care; provide
Guardian and ward; ward's right to communicate; provide
Child safety; first priority of custody and visitation adjudications and that state courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged; express sense of General Assembly
Juvenile Code and Domestic Relations; provisions relating to the protection of children; strengthen, clarify and update
Social services; reasonable access to records concerning reports of child abuse to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide
Child Advocate Advisory Committee; composition; revise
Domestic relations; protection of children; strengthen, clarify, and update provisions
Guardian and ward; appointment of a guardian for certain minors; provisions
Courts; juvenile court judges shall be elected by electors of the judicial circuit in which the judge is to serve; provide
Domestic relations; management of social media in parenting plans; provide
Georgia Child Advocate for the Protection of Children Act; revise duties
Juvenile Code; revise certain definitions; codify best practices; remove inconsistencies
Juvenile Code; termination of parental rights in certain cases; expedite and prioritize processes
Courts; interested parties may intervene and participate in dependency proceedings under certain circumstances; provide
Domestic relations; equitable caregivers; provide
Domestic relations; revise presumption in cases in which the custody of any child is at issue
Juvenile Code; in conformity with the federal Social Security Act and the Family First Prevention Services Act; bring provisions
Juvenile Code; procedures concerning removal considerations; revise
House Study Committee on Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse; create
Human Resources, Department of; conduct criminal background investigations as required by Department of Juvenile Justice and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; provide
Paternity; testing in certain cases; revise provisions
House Study Committee on Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Providers; create
Social services; registered organization are not exempt from regulation of early care and education programs; clarify