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2018 Georgia Code 15-11-24 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 15 COURTS

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

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-11-24. Termination of mediation.

  1. Any party in a mediation may withdraw from or terminate further participation in mediation at any time.
  2. A mediator shall terminate mediation when:
    1. The mediator concludes that the participants are unable or unwilling to participate meaningfully in the process;
    2. The mediator concludes that a party lacks the capacity to perceive and assert his or her own interests to the degree that a fair agreement cannot be reached;
    3. The mediator concludes that an agreement is unlikely; or
    4. The mediator concludes that a party is a danger to himself or herself or others.

(Code 1981, §15-11-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-5/HB 361.)

The 2015 amendment, effective May 5, 2015, substituted "Any party" for "Either party" at the beginning of subsection (a).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 15-11-24

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In the Interest of A. V. B., 267 Ga. 728 (Ga. 1997).

Cited 20 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 3, 1997 | 482 S.E.2d 275

...J., Hunstein and Thompson, JJ., who dissent. In the Interest of A. V. B., 222 Ga. App. 241 (474 SE2d 114) (1996). 42 USC § 10801 et seq. IBM Corp. v. Evans, 265 Ga. 215, 216 (453 SE2d 706) (1995). Id. at 218 (Hunt, C. J., concurring). See OCGA § 15-11-1. OCGA § 15-11-24 (emphasis supplied). See OCGA § 15-11-33 (b). See In re Suggs, 249 Ga....
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H. C. S. v. Grebel, 321 S.E.2d 321 (Ga. 1984).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 11, 1984 | 253 Ga. 404

...not institute adoption proceedings in the courts of this state. OCGA § 19-8-2 (a) (3). They also point out that the juvenile court possesses the authority to terminate parental rights only on grounds of delinquency, unruliness, or deprivation. OCGA § 15-11-24....
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In Interest of AVB, 482 S.E.2d 275 (Ga. 1997).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 3, 1997 | 267 Ga. 728, 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 691

...As a result of GAO's involvement in this matter, the injured party, A.V.B., voluntarily dismissed the administrative proceedings she had initiated while represented by her own legal counsel, [12] in which she sought to challenge her placement in the mental health institution. As to OCGA § 15-11-24, [13] I strongly disagree with the majority's position that the authorization to file a law suit controls the issue whether the State has waived its sovereign immunity. Parties are authorized to file suits seeking damages for personal injuries against government defendants, but that does not mean the sovereign immunity of such defendants has been waived. GAO's reliance on OCGA § 15-11-24 is shrewd, but I reject the argument that the statute authorizes a third party to dictate and determine the manner in which a Georgia DFCS office lawfully carries out its statutory duty as custodian of children....
...NOTES [1] In the Interest of A.V.B., 222 Ga.App. 241, 474 S.E.2d 114 (1996). [2] 42 U.S.C. § 10801, et seq. [3] International Business Machines Corp. v. Evans, 265 Ga. 215, 216, 453 S.E.2d 706 (1995). [4] Id. at 218, 453 S.E.2d 706 (Hunt, C.J., concurring). [5] See O.C.G.A. § 15-11-1. [6] O.C.G.A. § 15-11-24 (emphasis supplied)....
...GAO asserts legal representation was provided pursuant to a regulation of the Department of Human Resources, which was promulgated as a result of Federal litigation over the State's treatment of juveniles in State mental health institutions. [13] OCGA § 15-11-24 provides that a petition alleging delinquency, deprivation or unruliness of a child "may be made by any person ......