GA Code § 19-9-66 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 19 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 9 - Child Custody Proceedings|Article 3 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|Part 2 - Jurisdiction|§ 19-9-66. Procedure When Proceedings Pending in Another State

  Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this part if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this article; unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under Code Section 19-9-67.   Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 19-9-64, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to Code Section 19-9-69. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this article, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this article does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.   In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:   Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;   Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or   Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.       (Code 1981, §19-9-66, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 129, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 1 Am. Jur. 2d, Abatement, Survival and Revival, §§ 18, 19, 33. 24 Am. Jur. 2d, Divorce and Separation, § 142 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 1 C.J.S., Abatement and Revival, §§ 38, 53. 27A C.J.S., Divorce, § 141 et seq. 27C C.J.S., Divorce, § 1385 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (U.L.A.) § 6.   ALR.   - What types of proceedings or determinations are governed by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) or the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 78 A.L.R.4th 1028.   Significant connection jurisdiction of court under § 3(a)(2) of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 USCS § 1738A(c)(2)(B), 5 A.L.R.5th 550, 67 A.L.R.5th 1.   Abandonment and emergency jurisdiction of court under § 3(a)(3) of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 USCS § 1738A(c)(2)(C), 5 A.L.R.5th 788.   Pending proceeding in another state as ground for declining jurisdiction under § 6(a) of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA) or the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), 28 U.S.C.S. § 1738A(g), 20 A.L.R.5th 700.