O.C.G.A. § 15-11-243
Notice and permanent guardianship hearing
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Current — February 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2018
(1) Notice of a guardianship petition pursuant to this part shall be given to a parent of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child and shall also be given in accordance with subsection (c) of Code Section 29-2-17 except that, if the parents have consented to the guardianship, notice of the petition shall not be required to be given to: The adult siblings of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child;
(1) Notice of a guardianship petition pursuant to this part shall be given to a parent of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child and shall also be given in accordance with subsection (c) of Code Section 29-2-17 except that, if the parents have consented to the guardianship, notice of the petition shall not be required to be given to: The adult siblings of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child;
(2) The grandparents of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child; or
(2) The grandparents of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child; or
(3) The nearest adult relatives of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child as determined in accordance with Code Section 53-2-1.
(3) The nearest adult relatives of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child as determined in accordance with Code Section 53-2-1.
(4) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Code Section 29-2-18 to determine the best interests of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child, and in reaching its determination the court shall consider Code Section 15-11-240. (Code 1981, § 15-11-243, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-9/HB 361.) Notice requirements relating to appointment of guardians for minors by judges of the probate court generally, § 29-2-17.
(4) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Code Section 29-2-18 to determine the best interests of the child who was adjudicated as a dependent child, and in reaching its determination the court shall consider Code Section 15-11-240.
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