Georgia Code, Title 15, Chapter 11, Article 1 - General Provisions
- § 15-11-1 - Purpose of Chapter
The purpose of this chapter is to secure for each child who comes within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court such care and guidance,...
- § 15-11-2 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Abandonment" or "abandoned" means any conduct on the part of a parent, guardian, or legal custodian...
- § 15-11-3 - Direct Calendaring
Through direct calendaring, whenever possible, a single judge shall hear all successive cases or proceedings involving the same child or family.
- § 15-11-4 - Other Laws Apply to Chapter
Where procedures are not provided in this chapter, the court shall proceed in accordance with: (1) Title 17 in a delinquency proceeding; and (2)...
- § 15-11-5 - Computations of Time
(a) When a period of time measured in days, weeks, months, years, or other measurements of time is prescribed for the exercise of any...
- § 15-11-6 - Computation of Age
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a child attains a specified age the first second past midnight on the...
- § 15-11-7 - Court of Inquiry
(a) The juvenile court shall have jurisdiction to act as a court of inquiry with all the powers and rights allowed courts of inquiry...
- § 15-11-8 - Court of Record
The juvenile court is a court of record having a seal. The judge and the judge's duly appointed representatives shall each have power to...
- § 15-11-9 - Authority to Issue Arrest Warrants
The juvenile court judge, associate juvenile court judge, and judge pro tempore shall have authority to issue a warrant for the arrest of any...
- § 15-11-10 - Exclusive Original Jurisdiction
Except as provided in Code Section 15-11-560, the juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over juvenile matters and shall be the sole court...
- § 15-11-11 - Concurrent Jurisdiction
The juvenile court shall have concurrent jurisdiction to hear: (1) Any legitimation petition filed pursuant to Code Section 19-7-22 concerning a child alleged to...
- § 15-11-12 - Dual Designation of Children; Consolidation of Proceedings; Time Limitations
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a child from being adjudicated both a dependent child and a delinquent child or...
- § 15-11-13 - Appointment of Guardian or Conservator
The court shall have jurisdiction to appoint a guardian of the person of any child in any proceeding authorized by this chapter. Any such...
- § 15-11-14 - Transfers From Probate Court
(a) The court shall hold a hearing within 30 days of receipt of a case transferred from the probate court pursuant to subsection (f)...
- § 15-11-15 - Transfers From Superior Court; Custody and Support
(a) In handling divorce, alimony, habeas corpus, or other cases involving the custody of a child, a superior court may transfer the question of...
- § 15-11-16 - Commencement of Proceedings
(a) A proceeding under this chapter may be commenced: (1) By an order of transfer of a case from another court as provided in...
- § 15-11-17 - Conduct of Hearings Generally; Applicability of Title 24
(a) All hearings under this chapter shall be conducted by the court without a jury. Any hearing may be adjourned from time to time...
- § 15-11-18 - Subpoenas; Application of Title 24
Upon application of a party, the court, or any authorized officer of the court, the clerk of the court shall issue subpoenas in accordance...
- § 15-11-19 - Rights of Parties to Proceedings
(a) A party has the right to be present, to be heard, to present evidence material to the proceedings, to cross-examine witnesses, to examine...
- § 15-11-20 - Referral for Mediation
(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,...
- § 15-11-21 - Selection and Appointment of Mediator
(a) Once an order referring a case to mediation has been signed, the court shall appoint a mediator from a list of court approved...
- § 15-11-22 - Agreement to Mediate; Procedure
(a) The parties shall sign and date a written agreement to mediate. The agreement to mediate shall identify the controversies between the parties, affirm...
- § 15-11-23 - Stay of Proceeding Pending Mediation; Time Limitations
(a) Upon issuing a referral to mediation the court may stay the proceeding.(b) Mediation shall occur as soon as practicable and be scheduled within...
- § 15-11-24 - Termination of Mediation
(a) Any party in a mediation may withdraw from or terminate further participation in mediation at any time.(b) A mediator shall terminate mediation when:...
- § 15-11-25 - Approval of Mediation Agreements; Exceptions
(a) All mediation agreements shall be presented to the juvenile court judge for approval.(b) The mediation agreement shall be made an order of the...
- § 15-11-26 - Best Interests of Child
Whenever a best interests determination is required, the court shall consider and evaluate all of the factors affecting the best interests of the child...
- § 15-11-27 - Physical and Mental Examinations
During the pendency of any proceeding under this chapter, the court may order: (1) A child to be examined by outside parties or private...
- § 15-11-28 - Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
(a) No admission, confession, or incriminating information obtained from a child in the course of any screening that is undertaken in conjunction with proceedings...
- § 15-11-29 - Protective Orders
(a) In any proceeding under this chapter, either on application of a party or on the court's own motion, the court may make an...
- § 15-11-30 - Rights and Duties of Legal Custodian
A legal custodian has the right to physical custody of a child, the right to determine the nature of the care and treatment of...
- § 15-11-31 - Contempt Powers; Other Sanctions
(a) In addition to all other inherent powers of the court to enforce its lawful orders, the court may punish an adult for contempt...
- § 15-11-32 - Modification or Vacation of Orders; Retroactive Application
(a) An order of the court shall be set aside if: (1) It appears that it was obtained by fraud or mistake sufficient therefor...
- § 15-11-33 - Transfer When Disposition Incorporates Reunification Plan and Parents Reside in Different Counties
(a) Whenever an order of disposition incorporates a reunification plan and the residence of the parent is not in the county of the court...
- § 15-11-34 - Commitment to Adult Correctional Facility Prohibited
Except as otherwise provided by Code Section 17-10-14, a child shall not be committed to an adult correctional facility or other facility used primarily...
- § 15-11-35 - Appeals
In all cases of final judgments of the juvenile court, appeals shall be taken to the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court in...
- § 15-11-36 - Expenses Charged to County; Payment by Parent on Court Order
(a) The following expenses shall be a charge upon the funds of the county upon certification thereof by the court: (1) The cost of...
- § 15-11-37 - Supervision Fees
(a) The court may collect supervision fees from those who are placed under the court's formal or informal supervision in order that the court...
- § 15-11-38 - Community Based Risk Reduction Programs
(a) Any court may order the establishment of a community based risk reduction program, within the geographical jurisdiction of the court, for the purpose...
- § 15-11-39 - Risk Assessments or Risk and Needs Assessments; Case Plans
(a) In any jurisdiction within which a risk reduction program has been established, when a child comes before the court for disposition, the court...
- § 15-11-40 - Information Sharing; Confidentiality
(a) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this chapter or in any rule or regulation adopted by any department, board, or agency of the state...
- § 15-11-41 - Compliance With Privacy Laws
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 15-11-710, entities governed by federal or state privacy laws may require the following before sharing confidential...
Last modified: October 14, 2016