Georgia Statutes

§ 19-9-63 — Prerequisites for modifying custody determination from foreign court

Georgia § 19-9-63

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O.C.G.A. § 19-9-63 (2026).

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Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64 , a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 19-9-61 and:

(1)The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Code Section 19-9-62 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Code Section 19-9-67 ; or (2) A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that neither the child nor the child's parents or any person acting as a parent presently resides in the other state.

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Legislative History

Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 28, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.

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