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HB253 • 2025

Ethan's Law; enact

Ethan's Law; enact

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Sponsor
Clark, David
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Ethan's Law: Limits on Family Reunification Orders

This bill changes Georgia law to limit when judges can order a child into a family reunification program and adds new definitions for these cases.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the state juvenile code regarding child custody proceedings.
  • Sets limits on ordering children to attend family reunification programs.
  • Provides specific legal definitions used in these cases.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list the specific rules or conditions for limiting reunification orders.
  • The exact new definitions added to the law are not detailed in this summary.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Georgia General Assembly

    House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended

Official Summary Text

Ethan's Law; enact