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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-441. Adjudication hearing.

(a) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is in continued custody, the adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than ten days after the filing of the petition seeking an adjudication that such child is a child in need of services. If such child is not in continued custody, the adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than 60 days after the filing of such petition.

(b) An adjudication hearing for a child alleged to be a child in need of services shall be conducted in accordance with Title 24.

(c) At the conclusion of the adjudication hearing, the court shall determine whether such child is a child in need of services.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-441, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-33/SB 364; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-10/HB 361.

## Cross References

Amendment to Juvenile Court petition, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 6.6. Continuance of adjudicatory hearing in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 11.3.

## 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).