TITLE 15 COURTS

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

ARTICLE 5 CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES

15-11-404. Case plan for a child alleged or found to be a child in need of services.

If a child is alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of services and is placed in foster care, the child shall be required to have a case plan. In addition to the case plan requirements of Code Section 15-11-201, a case plan shall include:

1. A description of such child's strengths and needs;
2. A description of such child's specific parental strengths and needs;
3. A description of other personal, family, or environmental problems that may contribute to such child's behaviors;
4. A description of the safety, physical, and mental health needs of such child;
5. Identification of the least restrictive placement to safeguard such child's best interests and protect the community;
6. An assessment of the availability of community resources to address such child's and his or her family's needs;
7. An assessment of the availability of court diversion services; and
8. An assessment of the availability of other preventive measures.

(Code 1981, §15-11-404, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)