Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-9-7. Visitation by Parent Who Has Committed Acts of Family Violence; Conditional Orders; Confidentiality; Joint Counseling; Conditions for Supervised Visitation

History. Code 1981, § 19-9-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 863, § 7; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1435, § 2; Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 5/HB 369.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 1435, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia’s Family Violence Intervention Program Certification Act.”’
Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 1/HB 369, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly of Georgia declares that it is the policy of this state to assure that minor children have frequent and continuing contact with parents who have shown the ability to act in the best interests of their children and to encourage parents to share in the rights and responsibilities of rearing their children after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage or relationship.”
Ga. L. 2007, p. 554, § 8/HB 369, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2007 amendment shall apply to all child custody proceedings and modifications of child custody filed on or after January 1, 2008.
Law reviews.
For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 142 (2002).