text: Custodial elections can take place during a divorce or custody modification action. The child can make his or her election to a Guardian ad Litem, create a signed and notarized statement explaining their selection in their own words, which is then submitted to the court, or testify in court as to which parent he or she wants to live with. Under Georgia law, a child can only make a custodial election once every two years. Making contradictory elections within a two-year period can negate both elections or open up the issue of coercion or manipulation by one parent.