Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 3. DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS · Part 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-11-100. Purpose of article.

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The purpose of this article is:
(1)
To assist and protect children whose physical or mental health and welfare is substantially at risk of harm from abuse, neglect, or exploitation and who may be further threatened by the conduct of others by providing for the resolution of dependency proceedings in juvenile court;#
(2)
To ensure that dependency proceedings are conducted expeditiously to avoid delays in permanency plans for children;#
(3)
To provide the greatest protection as promptly as possible for children; and#
(4)
To ensure that the health, safety, and best interests of a child be the paramount concern in all dependency proceedings.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-100, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘Georgia’s Juvenile Code: New Law for the New Year,’’ see 19 Ga. St. B. J. 13 (Dec. 2013).

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