19-9-23
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19-9-23.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, after a court has determined
who is to be the legal custodian of a child, any complaint seeking to obtain a
change of legal custody of the child shall be brought as a separate action in
the county of residence of the legal custodian of the child.
(b)
A complaint by the legal custodian seeking a change of legal custody or
visitation rights shall be brought as a separate action in compliance with
Article VI, Section II, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of this state.
(c)
No complaint specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be
made:
(1)
As a counterclaim or in any other manner in response to a petition for a writ of
habeas corpus seeking to enforce a child custody order; or
(2)
In response to any other action or motion seeking to enforce a child custody
order.
(d)
The use of a complaint in the nature of habeas corpus seeking a change of child
custody is prohibited.