History. Ga. L. 1981, p. 880, § 3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 19; Ga. L. 1984, p. 542, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 983, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 320, § 3; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1248, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1270, § 7; Ga. L. 1996, p. 883, § 5; Ga. L. 2018, p. 969, § 1/HB 834.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, added “and such order shall remain in effect until the court issues an order dismissing such order or a hearing as set forth in subsection (c) of this Code section occurs, whichever occurs first” at the end of the last sentence of subsection (b); in subsection (c), substituted “but not later” for “but in no case later” in the first sentence, and inserted “of the filing of the petition” in the middle of the last sentence; and added subsection (d).
Cross references.
Reporting of instances of child abuse, § 19-7-5 .
Maintenance of child abuse and deprivation records, § 49-5-40 et seq.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2018, subsection (d), as added by Ga. L. 2018, p. 969, § 1/HB 834, was redesignated as subsection (e), and in subsection (e), “court” was substituted for “Court” twice.
Law reviews.
For article citing developments in Georgia juvenile court practice and procedure from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 167 (1981).
For article, “Gender and Justice in the Courts: A Report to the Supreme Court of Georgia by the Commission on Gender Bias in the Judicial System,” see 8 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 539 (1992).
For survey article on domestic relations law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 121 (2008).
For comment, “Engendering Fairness in Domestic Violence Arrests: Improving Police Accountability Through the Equal Protection Clause,” see 60 Emory L.J. 1011 (2011).
For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 155 (2018).
For annual survey on real property law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2018).