Georgia § 19-9-1 - 2. Required domestic relations case filing information form.
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§ 19-9-1. 2. Required domestic relations case filing information form.
Pursuant to Code Section 9-11-3, and in addition to the filing requirements contained in Code Section 19-6-15, in all proceedings under this article the plaintiff shall file a domestic relations case filing information form as prescribed by the Judicial Council of Georgia. (Code 1981, § 19-9-1.2 , enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 5/HB 369; Ga. L. 2017, p. 632, § 2-9/SB 132.) The 2017 amendment, effective January 1, 2018, substituted "prescribed by the Judicial Council of Georgia" for "set forth in Code Section 9-11-133" immediately preceding the period at the end of this Code section. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 1/HB 369, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "The General Assembly of Georgia declares that it is the policy of this state to assure that minor children have frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the best interests of their children and to encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of rearing their children after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage or relationship." Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 8/HB 369, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to all child custody proceedings and modifications of child custody filed on or after January 1, 2008.
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Section 19-9-1 ("2. Required domestic relations case filing information form.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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