O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-403 (2019)
Continuance of a hearing in child in need of services proceedings
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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A continuance shall be granted only upon a showing of good cause and only for that period of time shown to be necessary by the moving party at the hearing on such motion. Whenever any continuance is granted, the facts which require the continuance shall be entered into the court record.
History
Code 1981, § 15-11-403, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2018–2018 · 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). “, OCGA § 15-11-301 (time requirements for hearings on petitions to terminate parental rights); OCGA § 15-11-403 (regulating continuances of hearings on complaints alleging children are in need of services); and OCGA § 15-11-478 (addressing continuances of hearings in delinquency…”
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