Jurisdicción y Procedimiento en Casos de Violencia Familiar en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Si alguien comete un acto violento contra su familia, el lugar donde se juzga ese acto depende de dónde ocurrió y dónde vive la persona. Si alguien hace llamadas de amenaza desde otro estado, eso no significa que se pueda juzgar aquí en Georgia.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol hiciera una falta en un partido, pero el árbitro solo puede sancionarlo si la falta ocurrió en su campo. Si el jugador está en otro campo, no puede ser penalizado ahí.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan vive en Florida y llama a su exesposa, Ana, en Georgia, y durante la llamada le hace amenazas. Aunque las amenazas afectan a Ana en Georgia, el tribunal de Georgia no puede juzgar a Juan porque él no estuvo físicamente en Georgia cuando hizo esas llamadas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

mful effects of the father's acts were felt in Georgia, the father never came to Georgia to commit those acts. Anderson v. Deas, 273 Ga. App. 770 , 615 S.E.2d 859 (2005). Family Violence Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-13-1 et seq., gave Georgia courts jurisdiction over a nonresident only if the act with which the nonresident was charged met the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 9-10-91(2) , (3); further, the conduct giving rise to the offense occurred when the maker of the call spoke into the telephone; a father's daily calls to Georgia from another state to speak to the father's daughter or when the father made the calls that allegedly threatened and harassed the mother did not confer jurisdiction in Georgia. Anderson v. Deas, 279 Ga. App. 892 , 632 S.E.2d 682 (2006). Venue. - In a family violence case in which the respondent has left the family home but has not avowed an intention to remain in that new location, venue is proper both in the county of the family's residence and in the county to which the respondent has relocated. Davis-Redding v. Redding, 246 Ga. App. 792 , 542 S.E.2d 197 (2000). Objection to venue waived. - In a mother's suit for a permanent protective order against her former husband under the Family Violence Act, O.C.G.A. § 19-13-1 et seq., the father waived his objection to venue under O.C.G.A. § 19-13-2 by not filing a responsive pleading or otherwise objecting; therefore, the trial court was not required to set aside the judgment under O.C.G.A. § 9-11-60(d)(1).