Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-11-110. Continuance of a Hearing in Dependency Proceedings

History. Code 1981, § 15-11-110 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-8/SB 364; Ga. L. 2020, p. 191, § 2/HB 912.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted “Hearings with dependency case time limitations required by Code Section 15-11-102 and termination of parental rights hearings shall take priority in attorney conflict resolution over all other civil and criminal hearings and nonjury appearances in any other class of trials court.” for “Except as otherwise provided by judicial rules governing attorney conflict resolution, a pending criminal prosecution or family law matter shall not constitute good cause.” in subsection (c).
Cross references.
Dispositional hearings in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 12.1.
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. 2 d 527 (1967), see 8 Ga. St. B. J. 9 (1971).
For article, “The Child as a Party in Interest in Custody Proceedings,” see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 577 (1974).
For article, “Termination of Parental Rights: Recent Judicial and Legislative Trends,” see 30 Emory L. J. 1065 (1981).
For article, “Georgia’s Juvenile Code: New Law for the New Year,” see 19 Ga. St. B. J. 13 (Dec. 2013).

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