JUSTGeorgia

 

State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division Juvenile Law Committee

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THE JUVENILE CODE REVISION PROJECT

A MODEL CODE FOR GEORGIA

 

 

Soledad A. McGrath, Esq.

The Honorable Velma Cowen Tilley

Professor Lucy S. McGough

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(PDF version)

 

 

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY     (PDF version)

 

 Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS     (PDF version)

 

 Article 2 - JUVENILE COURT ADMINISTRATION     (PDF version)

 

 Article 3 - DEPRIVATION PROCEEDINGS     (PDF version)

 

 Article 4 - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS     (PDF version)

 

 Article 5 - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES     (PDF version)

 

 Article 6 - CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES     (PDF version)

 

 Article 7 – DELINQUENCY     (PDF version)

 

 Article 8 - COMPETENCY IN DELINQUENCY CASES     (PDF version)

 

 Article 9 - PARENTAL NOTIFICATION

 

           §§ 15-11-901 through 15-11-909 (currently O.C.G.A. §§ 15-11-110 through 15-11-118) are renumbered but otherwise remain unchanged.

 

 Article 10 - ACCESS TO HEARINGS AND RECORDS     (PDF version)

 

 Article 11 – EMANCIPATION     (PDF version)

 

 Article 12 - CHILD ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

 

§§ 15-11-1201 through 15-11-1208 (currently O.C.G.A. §§ 15-11-170 through 15-11-177) are renumbered but otherwise remain unchanged.

 

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS     (PDF version including title pages)

 

 BIBLIOGRAPHY     (PDF version)

 

 

 

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