O.C.G.A. § 15-11-134
Required findings justifying removal from the home
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Current — February 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2018
(1) Any order authorizing the removal of a child from his or her home shall be based on a finding by the court that continuation in his or her home would be contrary to his or her welfare.
(1) Any order authorizing the removal of a child from his or her home shall be based on a finding by the court that continuation in his or her home would be contrary to his or her welfare.
(2) Any order continuing a child's placement outside of the physical custody of his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian shall be based on a finding by the court that return of such child to such custody would be contrary to his or her welfare.
(2) Any order continuing a child’s placement outside of the physical custody of his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian shall be based on a finding by the court that return of such child to such custody would be contrary to his or her welfare.
(3) Findings under this Code section shall be made on an individualized case-by-case basis and shall be documented in the court’s written order. (Code 1981, § 15-11-134, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.) Time limitations upon other orders of disposition in Juvenile Court proceedings, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 15.3.
(3) Findings under this Code section shall be made on an individualized case-by-case basis and shall be documented in the court’s written order.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.