further threatened by the conduct of others, applies to dependency proceedings and not to delinquency proceedings. In the Interest of A. H., 332 Ga. App. 590, 774 S.E.2d 163 (2015).
Continuation of a dispositional hearing should have been allowed when the probation officer notified the court that the officer was not prepared to make a recommendation regarding disposition. In re M.D., 233 Ga. App. 261, 503 S.E.2d 888 (1998) (decided under former
In a child dependency case involving a child to whom the 10-day hearing time limit in O.C.G.A. § 15-11-181(a) applied, the juvenile court’s grant of a continuance until four weeks later did not meet the stringent requirements of O.C.G.A. § 15-11-110 for granting a continuance; dismissal without prejudice should have been granted. In the Interest of I. L. M., 304 Ga. 114, 816 S.E.2d 620 (2018).
(a) At any hearing held with respect to a child, the court in its discretion, and based upon the evidence, may enter an order:
(1) Accepting or rejecting any DFCS report;
(2) Ordering an additional evaluation; or
(3) Undertaking such other review as it deems necessary and appropriate to determine the disposition that is in the child’s best
interests. (b) The court’s order:
(1) May incorporate all or part of the DFCS report; and
(2) Shall include findings of fact which reflect the court’s consideration of the oral and written testimony offered by all parties, as well as nonparties, who are required to be provided with notice and a right to be heard in any hearing to be held with respect to a child, and