O.C.G.A. § 19-9-122
Delegation of child caregiving authority
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Current — May 1, 2019
As of December 1, 2018
(1) A parent of a minor child may delegate to any grandparent residing in this state caregiving authority regarding the minor child when hardship prevents the parent from caring for the child. This authority may be delegated without the approval of a court by executing in writing a power of attorney for the care of a minor child in a form substantially complying with the provisions of this article.
(2) Hardships may include, but are not limited to: A parent being unable to provide care due to the death of the other parent;
(3) A serious illness or terminal illness of a parent;
(4) The physical or mental condition of the parent or the child such that proper care and supervision of the child cannot be provided by the parent;
(5) The incarceration of a parent;
(6) The loss or uninhabitability of the child's home as the result of a natural disaster; or
(7) A period of active military duty of a parent exceeding 24 months.
(8) Hardship shall not include the granting of a power of attorney for the care of a minor child for the purpose of subverting an investigation of the child's welfare initiated by the Department of Human Services or other agency responsible for such investigations.
A parent of a child may delegate caregiving authority regarding such child to an individual who is an adult, who resides in this state, and who is the grandparent, great-grandparent, stepparent, former stepparent, step-grandparent, aunt, uncle, great aunt, great uncle, cousin, or sibling of such child or is a nonrelative who is approved as an agent by a child-placing agency or a nonprofit entity or faith based organization for a period not to exceed one year, except as provided in Code Section 19-9-132, by executing a power of attorney that substantially complies with this article.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.