This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Parental Notification Act."
(Code 1981, §15-11-680, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
Cross references.- Abortion, T. 16, C. 12, A. 5.
Criminal abortion, § 16-12-140.
Abortions not to be performed by physician assistants, § 43-34-110.
Parental Notification Act, Rules of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Rules 62 - 66.
Parental Notification Act, Rules of the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Rule 45.
Parental notification of abortion, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rules 23.1 - 23.9.
Law reviews.- For note, "What Do We Have Against Parents?: An Assessment of Judicial Bypass Procedures and Parental Involvement in Abortions by Minors," see 43 Ga. L. Rev. 617 (2009).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Editor's notes.
- In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Code Section 15-11-110, which was subsequently repealed but was succeeded by provisions in this Code section, are included in the annotations for this Code section.
Standard of proof.
- Former Parental Notification Act, former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-110 et seq. (see now O.C.G.A. § 15-11-680 et seq.), did not require a quantum of proof greater than a preponderance of the evidence. The juvenile court was not tasked with balancing any broader societal interests; thus, there was no basis for imposing a heightened "clear and convincing" standard of proof. In the Interest of Doe, 319 Ga. App. 574, 737 S.E.2d 581 (2013) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-110).
RESEARCH REFERENCES1 Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Abortion, § 21.