Georgia Child Custody State Law

Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 19, Chapter 9, Section 1 (C.G.A. Sec. 19-9-1).

In divorce or custody cases, parents who are not in default may be awarded custody, but in domestic violence cases, the court will look into all the circumstances of the parties, including improvement of the health of a party seeking a change in custody provisions, and, after hearing both parties, may place the children, if necessary, in possession of guardians appointed by the judge of the probate court. Children 14 and over have the controlling right to select the parent with whom he or she desires to live unless the parent so selected is determined not to be a fit and proper person to have the custody of the child. The court may issue an order granting temporary custody to the selected parent for a trial period not to exceed six months regarding the custody of a child who has reached the age of 14 years where the judge hearing the case determines such a temporary order is appropriate.

Fathers Rights Blog | Child Custody State Law List .. Above info from a 2004 legal publication.
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