2021 Georgia Code
Title 19 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings
Article 4 - Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child
- § 19-9-120. Short Title
- § 19-9-121. Definitions
- § 19-9-122. Delegation of Child Caregiving Authority
- § 19-9-123. Reporting Requirement From Nonprofit Entities or Faith Based Organizations; Departmental Responsibilities and Liabilities; Regulation
- § 19-9-124. Parental Limitation on Delegation of Power of Attorney; Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities of Agents; Acknowledgment of Acceptance of Responsibilities; Approval of Agents; Organizational and Entity Record Keeping
- § 19-9-125. Notice to Noncustodial Parent of Execution of Power of Attorney; Objection by Noncustodial Parent; Compliance With Relocation Notice Requirements
- § 19-9-126. Impact of Execution on Parental Rights
- § 19-9-127. Temporary Written Permission to Seek Emergency Medical Treatment or Other Services for Children
- § 19-9-128. No Limitation on Role of Division of Family and Children Services
- § 19-9-129. Execution of Power of Attorney; Probate Court Responsibilities; Revocation or Execution of Subsequent Power of Attorney
- § 19-9-130. Authority of Agent; Revocation, Termination, or Resignation of Agent Exercising Power of Attorney; Right of Parent to Access Records While Power of Attorney in Effect
- § 19-9-131. Child's Status Upon Execution of Power of Attorney; Delegation of Authority Must Specify Applicability
- § 19-9-132. Delegation to Grandparent; Delegation by Deployed Parents
- § 19-9-133. Continuing Application of Former Provisions as Applicable to Grandparents
- § 19-9-134. Power of Attorney Form
- Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-1/HB 159, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "The General Assembly finds that:
"(1) From time to time, parents experience short-term difficulties that impair their ability to perform the regular and expected functions to provide care and support to their children;
"(2) Parents need a means to confer to a relative or other approved person the temporary authority to act on behalf of a child without the time and expense of a court proceeding or the involvement of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services; and
"(3) Providing a statutory mechanism for granting such authority enhances family preservation and stability."
This article formerly pertained to the Power of Attorney for the Care of a Minor Child. The former article was based on Ga. L. 2008, p. 667, § 3/SB 88; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 19/HB 1387 and was repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 19, § 2-2/HB 159, effective September 1, 2018.
Law reviews.- For article on the 2018 enactment of this article, see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 77 (2018).
