Georgia Statutes
§ 15-11-244 — Modification of permanent guardianship order
Georgia·Title 15
(a)The court shall retain jurisdiction over a guardianship action under this part for the sole purpose of entering an order following the filing of a petition to modify, vacate, or revoke the guardianship and appoint a new guardian.
(b)The superior courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction for enforcement or modification of any child support or visitation order entered pursuant to Code Section 15-11-240 .
(c)The guardianship shall be modified, vacated, or revoked based upon a finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that there has been a material change in the circumstances of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child or the guardian and that such modification, vacation, or revocation of the guardianship order and the appointment of a new guardian is in the best interests of
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780 S.E.2d 291 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2015)
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In the Interest of M. F., a Child (Father)
813 S.E.2d 786 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2018)
Legislative History
Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 1-1, eff. 1/1/2014.
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