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2018 Georgia Code 19-9-84 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 19-9-84 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 19-9-84

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

19-9-84. Authority to enter temporary orders if lacking jurisdiction; remedy from court with jurisdiction; victims of family violence.

  1. A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:
    1. A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or
    2. The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.
  2. If a court of this state makes an order under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section, it shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Part 2 of this article. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.
  3. If a court of another state or a court of this state has made a finding of family violence on the part of either parent of the child, in issuing a temporary order enforcing a visitation schedule or the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state in accordance with subsection (a) of this Code section, a court of this state may enter any orders necessary to ensure the safety of the child and of any person who has been the victim of family violence, including but not limited to an order for supervised visitation pursuant to Code Section 19-9-7.

(Code 1981, §19-9-84, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Registration of foreign decree not required for enforcement.

- Indiana parent was not entitled to mandatory notice of registration of an Indiana child custody decree under O.C.G.A. § 19-9-85 of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-9-40 et seq., before enforcement of the decree in Georgia because the enforcement remedies were cumulative, O.C.G.A. § 19-9-83(b), and the mother sought enforcement under § 19-9-83 and O.C.G.A. § 19-9-88. Ward v. Smith, 334 Ga. App. 876, 780 S.E.2d 702 (2015).

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