History. Code 1981, § 15-11-725 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2019, p. 558, § 2-3/HB 228.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, designated the existing provisions of the introductory paragraph of subsection (a) as paragraph (a)(1); substituted “Except as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the” for “The” at the beginning of paragraph (a)(1); redesignated former paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(5) as present subparagraphs (a)(1)(A) through (a)(1)(E), respectively; and added paragraph (a)(2).
U.S. Code.
Title IV-A of the federal Social Security Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 601 et seq.
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