Credit: splitov27/Adobe Stock Oral Argument Set: Justices to Weigh Constitutionality of Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act in October
"By the rights afforded parents by our Constitutions, the best interest of a child cannot in and of itself be the basis for a stand-alone statute that would allow for any person who has ever had contact with a child to step in and argue for parental 'rights and responsibilities,'" briefed appellant counsel Elizabeth S. Pitts of Denny, Pease, Kirk & Morgan in Columbus.
September 26, 2024 at 05:12 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Supreme Court of Georgia to hear oral arguments disputing constitutionality of Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act on Oct. 22.
- Appellant counsel with Denny, Pease, Kirk & Morgan in Columbus argue O.C.G.A. §19-7-3 is unconstitutional.
- Collaborating appellee counsel from Hall Booth Smith in Columbus and VanLanduyt Law in Decatur counter that 'the statute does not violate equal protection.'
Georgia's Equitable Caregiver Act, which establishes parental rights for nonbiological caregivers, will soon land before the Supreme Court of Georgia for interpretation—again.
Before justices on Oct. 22, appellant counsel Elizabeth "Beth" S. Pitts of Denny, Pease, Kirk & Morgan in Columbus and collaborating appellee counsel Donna Stanaland Hix of Hall Booth Smith in Columbus and Denise D. VanLanduyt of VanLanduyt Law in Decatur are scheduled to dispute the constitutionality of the statute that became effective in July 2019.
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