O.C.G.A. § 15-11-421
Time limitations for filing petition
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Current — February 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2018
(1) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not released from temporary custody at a continued custody hearing, a petition seeking an adjudication that such child is a child is in need of services shall be filed within five days of such continued custody hearing.
(1) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not released from temporary custody at a continued custody hearing, a petition seeking an adjudication that such child is a child is in need of services shall be filed within five days of such continued custody hearing.
(2) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services was never taken into temporary custody or is released from temporary custody at a continued custody hearing, a petition seeking an adjudication that such child is a child in need of services shall be filed: Within 30 days of the filing of the complaint with the juvenile court intake officer; or
(2) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services was never taken into temporary custody or is released from temporary custody at a continued custody hearing, a petition seeking an adjudication that such child is a child in need of services shall be filed: Within 30 days of the filing of the complaint with the juvenile court intake officer; or
(3) Within 30 days of such child's release from temporary custody.
(3) Within 30 days of such child’s release from temporary custody.
(4) Upon a showing of good cause and notice to all parties, the court may grant a requested extension of time for filing a petition seeking an adjudication that a child is a child in need of services in accordance with the best interests of the child. The court shall issue a written order reciting the facts justifying the extension.
(4) Upon a showing of good cause and notice to all parties, the court may grant a requested extension of time for filing a petition seeking an adjudication that a child is a child in need of services in accordance with the best interests of the child. The court shall issue a written order reciting the facts justifying the extension.
(5) If no petition seeking an adjudication that a child is a child in need of services is filed within the required time frame, the complaint may be dismissed without prejudice. (Code 1981, § 15-11-421, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.) Continuance of adjudicatory hearing in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 11.3.
(5) If no petition seeking an adjudication that a child is a child in need of services is filed within the required time frame, the complaint may be dismissed without prejudice.
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.