Georgia § 15-11-400 Child in need of services; time limitations for continued custody or temporary custody hearings

Georgia Statutes

§ 15-11-400 — Child in need of services; time limitations for continued custody or temporary custody hearings

(a)The continued custody hearing for a child alleged to be a child in need of services shall be held promptly and no later than:

(1)Twenty-four hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is taken into temporary custody if he or she is being held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility; or (2) Seventy-two hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is placed in foster care.

(b)If a child alleged to be a child in need of services was never taken into temporary custody or is released from temporary custody at the continued custody hearing, the following time frames apply:

(1)The petition for a child in need of services shall be filed:

(A)Within 30 days of the filing of the complaint with the juvenile court; or (B) Within 30 days of su

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(a) The continued custody hearing for a child alleged to be a child in need of services shall be held promptly and no later than: (1) Twenty-four hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is taken into temporary custody if he or she is being held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility; or (2) Seventy-two hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is placed in foster care. (b) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services was never taken into temporary custody or is released from temporary custody at the continued custody hearing, the following time frames apply: (1) The petition for a child in need of services shall be filed: (A) Within 30 days of the filing of the complaint with the juvenile court; or (B) Within 30 days of such child's release from temporary custody; (2) Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before the adjudication hearing; (3) An adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than 60 days after the filing of the petition for a child in need of services; and (4) If not held in conjunction with an adjudication hearing, a disposition hearing shall be held and completed within 30 days after the conclusion of an adjudication hearing. (c) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not released from temporary custody at the continued custody hearing, the following time frames apply: (1) The petition for a child in need of services shall be filed within five days of the continued custody hearing; (2) Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before an adjudication hearing; (3) An adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than ten days after the filing of the petition for a child in need of services; and (4) If not held in conjunction with an adjudication hearing, a disposition hearing shall be held and completed within 30 days after the conclusion of an adjudication hearing.

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