Georgia · Official Code of Georgia Annotated — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
O.C.G.A. § 19-11-61: Domestic Relations — O.C.G.A. § 19-11-61
What this law says, in plain English
When a Georgia court cannot locate a respondent or property in a domestic relations case, it must communicate with the originating court, trace the respondent, and work with police. If the respondent may be in another county or state, the district attorney directs case transfer to the appropriate jurisdiction.
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