(a) After a petition for emancipation is filed, the court shall appoint an attorney for the petitioner and may: (1) Appoint a guardian ad litem to investigate the allegations of the petition and to file a report with the court, including a recommendation as to whether it is in the best interests of the petitioner that the petition for emancipation be granted; and(2) Appoint an attorney for the petitioner's parent, guardian, or legal custodian if he or she is an indigent person and if he or she opposes the petition.(b) After a petition for emancipation is filed, the court shall seek an affidavit from each person identified in the petition pursuant to paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-11-721 that describes why that person believes the petitioner should be emancipated.Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 187,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 1-1, eff. 1/1/2014.
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