History. Code 1981, § 15-11-723 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2019, p. 558, § 2-2/HB 228.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, inserted “shall appoint an attorney for the petitioner and” in the introductory language of subsection (a); added “and” at the end of paragraph (a)(1); deleted former paragraph (a)(2), which read: “Appoint an attorney for the petitioner; and”; redesignated former paragraph (a)(3) as present paragraph (a)(2); and inserted “subsection (a) of” in the middle of subsection (b).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 15-11-720. Conditions Under Which Emancipation May Occur
§ 15-11-721. Petition Requirements
§ 15-11-722. Summons, Answer, and Time Limitations
§ 15-11-724. Standard of Proof
§ 15-11-725. Emancipation Hearing; Findings
§ 15-11-726. Rescission of Emancipation Order
§ 15-11-727. Rights of Emancipated Child; Limitations of Parental Obligations