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MODIFYING CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION

This is the form packet for people who want to file their own Petition for Modification of Child Custody in Gwinnett County.  If you do not currently have a child custody order, you should not use this form packet. Instead, you may be able to use the form packets called Complaint for Divorce With Minor Children or Petition for Legitimation and Custody or Complaint for Separate Maintenance with Children to obtain a child custody order. 

Below are the documents you must file if you want to ask for modification of a child custody order entered by a Court in Georgia.

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Acknowledgment of Service (PDF)

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Acknowledgment of Service, Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue, and Consent to Present Case (PDF)

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Publication paperwork, as follows:

      Affidavit of Diligent Search (PDF)

      Notice of Publication (LINK)

      Order of Publication, Return of Service, Order Perfecting Service (LINK)

 

Below are the documents you must file if you want to ask for modification of a child custody order entered by a court in another state:

OR

Acknowledgment of Service (PDF)

OR

Acknowledgment of Service, Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue, and Consent to Present Case (PDF)

OR

Publication paperwork, as follows:

      Affidavit of Diligent Search (PDF)

      Notice of Publication (LINK)

      Order of Publication, Return of Service, Order Perfecting Service (LINK)

 

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