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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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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. 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:

  2. (1)

    A description of such child’s strengths and needs;#

  3. (2)

    A description of such child’s specific parental strengths and needs;#

  4. (3)

    A description of other personal, family, or environmental problems that may contribute to such child’s behaviors;#

  5. (4)

    A description of the safety, physical, and mental health needs of such child;#

  6. (5)

    Identification of the least restrictive placement to safeguard such child’s best interests and protect the community;#

  7. (6)

    An assessment of the availability of community resources to address such child’s and his or her family’s needs;#

  8. (7)

    An assessment of the availability of court diversion services; and#

  9. (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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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V13, 2020 edition, page 1123; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.