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2018 Georgia Code 15-11-100 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 15-11-100 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 15-11-100

TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 11. Juvenile Code, 15-11-1 through 15-11-747.

ARTICLE 3 DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS

15-11-100. Purpose of article.

The purpose of this article is:

  1. To assist and protect children whose physical or mental health and welfare is substantially at risk of harm from abuse, neglect, or exploitation and who may be further threatened by the conduct of others by providing for the resolution of dependency proceedings in juvenile court;
  2. To ensure that dependency proceedings are conducted expeditiously to avoid delays in permanency plans for children;
  3. To provide the greatest protection as promptly as possible for children; and
  4. To ensure that the health, safety, and best interests of a child be the paramount concern in all dependency proceedings.

(Code 1981, §15-11-100, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)

Law reviews.

- For article, "Georgia's Juvenile Code: New Law for the New Year," see 19 Ga. St. B. J. 13 (Dec. 2013).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in In the Interest of K. M., 344 Ga. App. 838, 811 S.E.2d 505 (2018); In the Interest of I. L. M., 304 Ga. 114, 816 S.E.2d 620 (2018).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 15-11-100 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 4

Venticinque v. Lair

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2025-12-09

Snippet: Statute does not begin to replace. See OCGA § 15-11-100 et seq.8 And to the extent that Lair means to

In THE INTEREST OF I. L. M., Children

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-06-29

Citation: 304 Ga. 114

Snippet: delays in permanency plans for children.” OCGA § 15-11-100 (2).14 In its order denying the parents’

In re Interest of I.L.M.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-06-29

Citation: 816 S.E.2d 620, 304 Ga. 114

Snippet: delays in permanency plans for children." OCGA § 15-11-100 (2).14 In its order denying the parents' motion

State v. Herendeen

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2005-05-23

Citation: 613 S.E.2d 647, 279 Ga. 323, 2005 Fulton County D. Rep. 1577, 2005 Ga. LEXIS 384

Snippet: 489 S.E.2d 540 (1997)), or, invoking OCGA § 15-11-100, orders persons involved in a parental rights'