O.C.G.A.
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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.
History
Code 1981, § 15-11-100, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.
Annotations
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).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
13
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case:
In re Interest of I.L.M., 816 S.E.2d 620 (Ga. 2018).
In re Interest of I.L.M., 816 S.E.2d 620 (Ga. 2018).
· cites it 6× “iminal prosecution or family law matter" may constitute good cause only after consideration of "judicial rules governing attorney conflict resolution," OCGA § 15-11-110 (c), and even with counsel consent to a continuance, the court must "decide whether to grant the continuance…”
In the Interest of I. L. M., Child., 304 Ga. 114 (Ga. 2018).
· cites it 6× “However, here the case was called and the parties were present and ready for a hearing when the court orally ruled that it would be continued, 8 significantly advance the purpose of “ensur[ing] that dependency proceedings are conducted expeditiously to avoid delays in permanency…”
State v. Herendeen, 613 S.E.2d 647 (Ga. 2005).
· cites it 2× “471 (7) ( 489 SE2d 540 ) (1997)), or, invoking OCGA§ 15-11-100, orders persons involved in a parental rights’ termination action to undergo a mental evaluation.”
In the Interest of K.m., a Child., 811 S.E.2d 505 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 4× “5 See OCGA § 15-11-100 et seq. When giving his oral report to the court on the final day of the hearing, the GAL expressed the same opinions set forth in his written report.”
In the Interest of S. K., 545 S.E.2d 674 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “Now designated as OCGA § 15-11-100. Now designated as OCGA § 15-11-41 (b).”
In the Interest of A.H., a Child, 774 S.E.2d 163 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015).
· cites it 2× “See OCGA § 15-11-100 (1) (the purpose of Article 3 is “[t]o 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…”
In the Interest of I. M. G., 624 S.E.2d 236 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “See also OCGA § 15-11-100. The crucial issue, therefore, is not whether the interaction between the mental health worker and the patient was voluntary or involuntary, but rather whether it involved or contemplated treatment.”
In re Interest of J.N., 810 S.E.2d 191 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “" OCGA § 15-11-100 (1). As part of those proceedings, the juvenile court must appoint a GAL and an attorney for an alleged dependent child.”
In Re Sk, 545 S.E.2d 674 (Ga. Ct. App. 2001).
· cites it 2× “[4] Now designated as OCGA § 15-11-100. [5] Now designated as OCGA § 15-11-41(b).”
In the Interest Of: K. F., a Child (Mother) (Ga. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 2× “, appealed from the order of the Juvenile Court in a dependency proceeding pursuant to OCGA § 15-11-100 et seq. The Court adjudicated K.”
In the Interest of J. N., a Child (Mother) (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “” OCGA § 15-11-100 (1). As part of those proceedings, the juvenile court must appoint a GAL and an attorney for an alleged dependent child.”
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