History. Code 1981, § 15-11-214 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2018, p. 927, § 1-4/HB 906.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted the present provisions of subsection (c) for the former provisions, which read: “Unless a child remains in DFCS care or continues to receive services from DFCS, when a child adjudicated as a dependent child reaches 18 years of age, all orders affecting him or her then in force terminate and he or she shall be discharged from further obligation or control.”
Cross references.
Age of legal majority, § 39-1-1 .
Structure Georgia Code
Article 3 - Dependency Proceedings
§ 15-11-210. Disposition Hearing
§ 15-11-211. Relative Search by Dfcs
§ 15-11-212. Disposition of Dependent Child
§ 15-11-213. Disposition Orders; Considerations
§ 15-11-214. Duration of Disposition Orders
§ 15-11-215. Notice of Change in Placement Hearings; Use of Hearsay Evidence; Presumptions
§ 15-11-216. Periodic Review Hearing; Required Evidence; Consideration of Hearsay Evidence
§ 15-11-217. Periodic Review by Judicial Citizen Review Panel