O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-722 (2019)

Summons, answer, and time limitations

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Upon filing the petition, a copy of the petition for emancipation and a summons to appear at the hearing shall be served on all persons named in the petition and upon any individual who provided an affidavit for the emancipation.

(b) A person served with a petition may file an answer in the juvenile court in which the petition was filed within 30 days of being served.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-722, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.