ARTICLE 3
DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS
15-11-214. (Effective until July 1, 2020. See note.) Duration of disposition orders.
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An order of disposition in a dependency proceeding shall continue in force until the purposes of the order have been accomplished.
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The court may terminate an order of disposition of a child adjudicated as a dependent child on or without an application of a party if it appears to the court that the purposes of the order have been accomplished.
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Unless a child remains in DFCS care or continues to receive services from DFCS, when a child adjudicated as a dependent child reaches 18 years of age, all orders affecting him or her then in force terminate and he or she shall be discharged from further obligation or control.
(Code 1981, §15-11-214, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
Editor's notes.
- Code Section 15-11-214 is set out twice in this Code. The first version is effective until July 1, 2020, and the second version becomes effective on that date.
Cross references.
- Age of legal majority,
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39-1-1.
