Georgia § 15-11-11 - Concurrent jurisdiction.
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§ 15-11-11. Concurrent jurisdiction.
The juvenile court shall have concurrent jurisdiction to hear: Any legitimation petition filed pursuant to Code Section 19-7-22 concerning a child alleged to be dependent; Any legitimation petition transferred to the court by proper order of the superior court; The issue of custody and support when the issue is transferred by proper order of the superior court; provided, however, that if a demand for a jury trial as to support has been properly filed by either parent, then the case shall be transferred to superior court for the jury trial; Any petition for the establishment or termination of a temporary guardianship transferred to the court by proper order of the probate court; and Any criminal case transferred to the court pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 15-11-15 . (Code 1981, § 15-11-11 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 1-4/SB 367.) Law reviews. - For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B. J. 189 (1969). For article discussing the uneasy sharing of powers and responsibilities between the superior and juvenile courts in their concurrent jurisdiction over juveniles aged 13 to 18 and suggesting reforms, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (1972). For article, "An Outline of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction with Focus on Child Custody," see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 275 (1973). For article, "Child Custody - Jurisdiction and Procedure," see 35 Emory L. J. 291 (1986). For article, "The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia's Juvenile Courts," see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 27 (2008). For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 139 (2016).
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