O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-280 (2019)
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✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Foster Parents Bill of Rights.”
History
Code 1981, § 49-5-280, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 157, § 1.
PROGRAMS & PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Standing of foster parent to seek termi-
nation of rights of foster child’s natural parents, 21 A.L.R.4th 535.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2010–2010 · leading case: In Re the Petition of Goudeau, 700 S.E.2d 688 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010).
In Re the Petition of Goudeau, 700 S.E.2d 688 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010). “The specialist further noted that the "Foster Parents Bill of Rights" (OCGA § 49-5-280 et seq.), gave a foster parent the right to be considered, where appropriate, as the first choice for a permanent parent if the child became available for adoption.”
Owen v. Watts, 695 S.E.2d 62 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010). “OCGA § 49-5-280 et seq., known as the Foster Parents Bill of Rights, provides in OCGA § 49-5-281 (a) (20) that foster parents have the right to be considered, where appropriate, as the first choice as a permanent parent for a child who, after 12 months of placement in the foster…”
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