2025 Code of Georgia
Title 19 - Domestic Relations (Chs. 1 — 15)
Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings (Arts. 1 — 4)
Article 4 - Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child (§§ 19-9-120 — 19-9-134)
Annotations
Notes
Editor’s notes.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 L. 2010, p. 878, § 19/HB 1387 and was repealed by Ga.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.
Rules for Power of Attorney for the Care of a Child, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Administration, Subject 290-1-10.
Research References & Practice Aids
Law reviews.For article on the 2018 enactment of this article, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 77 (2018).
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 19
O. C. G. A. Title 19, Ch. 9
- § 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
