• § 15-11-420 - Authority to File Petition
  A petition alleging that a child is a child in need of services may be filed by a parent, a guardian, a legal custodian,...
• § 15-11-421 - Time Limitations for Filing Petition
  (a) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not released from temporary custody at a continued custody hearing,...
• § 15-11-422 - Content of Petitions
  (a) A petition seeking an adjudication that a child is a child in need of services shall be verified and may be on information...
• § 15-11-423 - Issuance of Summons
  (a) The court shall direct the issuance of a summons to the child alleged to be a child in need of services, his or...
• § 15-11-424 - Service of Summons
  (a) If a party to be served with a summons pursuant to Code Section 15-11-423 is within this state and can be found, the...
• § 15-11-425 - Sanctions for Failure to Obey Summons
  (a) In the event a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child alleged to be a child in need of services willfully fails...

Last modified: October 14, 2016