O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-20 (2019)

Referral for mediation

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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.

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(a) At any time during a proceeding under this chapter, the court may refer a case to mediation.

(b) When referring a case to mediation, the court shall take into consideration the guidelines from the Georgia Commission of Dispute Resolution for mediating cases involving domestic violence or family violence.

(c) A referral order shall recite that while the parties shall attend a scheduled mediation session and shall attempt to mediate in good faith, such parties shall not be required to reach an agreement.

(d) Victims in a delinquency case referred to mediation may attend and participate in such mediation, but shall not be required to do so as a condition of such case being heard by the juvenile court.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242. Cross references. - Georgia Court-Connected Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, § 15-23-1 et seq.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For comment, ‘‘Victim Offender Mediation: When Divergent Paths and Destroyed Lives Come Together for Healing,’’ see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 577 (2016).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1985–1997 · leading case: State v. Whetstone, 441 S.E.2d 842 (Ga. 1994).

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State v. Whetstone, 441 S.E.2d 842 (Ga. 1994). · cites it 4× “1 Our opinion herein is further buttressed by our review of the statutory mandates which direct law enforcement officers to take suspect juveniles “with all reasonable speed and without first taking the child elsewhere” to an appropriate facility (OCGA § 15-11-19) and only *137…”

Watkins v. Watkins, 466 S.E.2d 860 (Ga. 1996). “…petition alleging deprivation if certain emergency circumstances are present. See OCGA § 15-11-17(a)(4); § 15-11-18; § 15-11-20(f); § 15-11-21. If the child is detained before the hearing, the parents must be notified of the allegations of deprivations, OCGA § 15-11-25, and…”

In the Interest of C. W., 490 S.E.2d 442 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “It refers to control similar to a disposition of detention as contemplated in OCGA § 15-11-20 (a) (i.e., in a specific facility used for detention purposes), when such control is necessary during the period between accusation and hearing.”

W. G. C. v. State, 327 S.E.2d 522 (Ga. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 2× “Prior to an informal detention hearing, the child shall be placed in detention, if necessary, only in such places as are authorized by Code Section 15-11-20 . . . .” OCGA § 15-11-31 (b) reads, in part: “A child charged with a delinquent act need not be a witness against or…”

In Interest of Cw, 490 S.E.2d 442 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “It refers to control similar to a disposition of detention as contemplated in OCGA § 15-11-20(a) (i.e., in a specific facility used for detention purposes), when such control is necessary during the period between accusation and hearing.”

— 15-11-20(a) — 1 case

In Interest of Cw, 490 S.E.2d 442 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997). “It refers to control similar to a disposition of detention as contemplated in OCGA § 15-11-20(a) (i.e., in a specific facility used for detention purposes), when such control is necessary during the period between accusation and hearing.”

— 15-11-20(f) — 1 case

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