Applicability of Title 24; Privileges

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Except as provided in this Code section, hearings to terminate parental rights shall be conducted in accordance with Title 24. Testimony or other evidence relevant to determining whether a statutory ground for termination of parental rights exists may not be excluded on any ground of privilege, except in the case of:

  1. Communications between a party and his or her attorney; and
  2. Confessions or communications between a priest, rabbi, or duly ordained minister or similar functionary and his or her confidential communicant.

(Code 1981, §15-11-304, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-22/SB 364.)


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