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2018 Georgia Code 19-9-101 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 19-9-101 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 19-9-101

TITLE 19 DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Section 9. Child Custody Proceedings, 19-9-1 through 19-9-134.

ARTICLE 3 UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT

19-9-101. Promotion of uniformity between states.

In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

(Code 1981, §19-9-101, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.)

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- For note on the 2001 enactment of this part, see 18 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 58 (2001).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 19-9-101

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Plummer v. Plummer, 823 S.E.2d 258 (Ga. 2019).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 22, 2019 | 305 Ga. 23

...(2) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that neither the child nor the child's parents or any person acting as a parent presently resides in this state. Father argues that this section must be interpreted to harmonize with other states' interpretations and the official comment to the UCCJEA. OCGA § 19-9-101 provides: "[i]n applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it." Every other state that has addressed this i...
...action because Father resided in Georgia when the modification action was filed. (b) The official comment to UCCJEA § 202, the decisions in other states, and the statutory direction to promote uniformity in interpretations of the UCCJEA, see OCGA § 19-9-101, also support this conclusion....
...cation action, the official comment to § 202 explains that jurisdiction attaches at the commencement of a proceeding. Unsurprisingly, that is how other states have understood UCCJEA § 202. Given the statutory directive to promote uniformity, OCGA § 19-9-101, it is appropriate to look to decisions in other jurisdictions that have addressed this issue....

Plummer v. Plummer (Ga. 2019).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 22, 2019 | 305 Ga. 23

...action because Father resided in Georgia when the modification action was filed. (b) The official comment to UCCJEA § 202, the decisions in other states, and the statutory direction to promote uniformity in interpretations of the UCCJEA, see OCGA § 19-9-101, also support this conclusion....
...ction, the official comment to § 202 explains that jurisdiction attaches at the commencement of a proceeding. Unsurprisingly, that is how other states have understood UCCJEA § 202. Given the statutory directive to promote uniformity, OCGA § 19-9-101, it is appropriate to look to decisions in other jurisdictions that have addressed this issue....