As the third anniversary of Georgia’s Equitable Caregiver Act, which establishes parental rights for nonbiological caregivers, approaches on July 1, challenges to the statute continue to be litigated in court.

Among the most recent is a debate now before the Georgia Court of Appeals in which a biological mother is seeking to reverse the award of her son’s custody to a family member she argues a trial court lacked standing to designate as equitable caregivers.

‘No Prima Facie Evidence’

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