O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 19-7-53 (2019)
Confidentiality of hearings
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Upon motion of any party, any hearing or trial held under this article may be held in closed court without the admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding.
History
Code 1933, § 74-314, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1374, § 1.
Annotations
Cross references. Exclusion of public from courtroom in civil trials generally, § 9-10-3.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1985–1985 · leading case: Wilkins v. Dep't of Human Resources, 337 S.E.2d 20 (Ga. 1985).
Wilkins v. Dep't of Human Resources, 337 S.E.2d 20 (Ga. 1985). “Moreover, a putative father of a child born to a woman married at the time the child was begotten could be sued for the support of the child, OCGA § 19-7-40 through § 19-7-53; yet, he would not have the right to present evidence of paternity under OCGA § 15-11-52 (b) in a…”
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