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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-152. Contents of petition.

A petition alleging dependency shall be verified and may rely on information and belief and shall set forth plainly and with particularity:

(1) The facts which bring a child within the jurisdiction of the court, with a statement that it is in the best interests of the child and the public that the proceeding be brought;

(2) The name, date of birth, and residence address of the child named in the petition;

(3) The name and residence address of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child named in the petition; or, if such child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian does not reside or cannot be found within the state or if such place of residence address is unknown, the name of any known adult relative of such child residing within the county or, if there is none, the known adult relative of such child residing nearest to the location of the court;

(4) Whether the child named in the petition is in protective custody and, if so, the place of his or her foster care and the time such child was taken into protective custody; and

(5) Whether any of the information required by this Code section is unknown.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-152, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

## Law Reviews

For article discussing due process in juvenile court procedures in California and Georgia, in light of In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 87 S. Ct. 1428, 18 L. Ed. 2d 527 (1967), see 8 Ga. St. B. J. 9 (1971). For article, ‘‘Child Custody—Jurisdiction and Procedure,’’ see 35 Emory L. J. 291 (1986).

For comment on grandparents’ visitation rights in Georgia, see 29 Emory L. J. 1083 (1980).