Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 5. CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES · Part 3. FORMAL COURT PROCEDURES

15-11-404. Case plan for a child alleged or found to be a child in need of services.

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If a child is alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of services and is placed in foster care, the child shall be required to have a case plan. In addition to the case plan requirements of Code Section 15-11-201, a case plan shall include:
(1)
A description of such child’s strengths and needs;#
(2)
A description of such child’s specific parental strengths and needs;#
(3)
A description of other personal, family, or environmental problems that may contribute to such child’s behaviors;#
(4)
A description of the safety, physical, and mental health needs of such child;#
(5)
Identification of the least restrictive placement to safeguard such child’s best interests and protect the community;#
(6)
An assessment of the availability of community resources to address such child’s and his or her family’s needs;#
(7)
An assessment of the availability of court diversion services; and#
(8)
An assessment of the availability of other preventive measures.#

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, § 15-11-404, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

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