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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-111: Court orders.

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  1. TITLE 15 Courts
  2. CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code
  3. Article 3 Dependency Proceedings
  4. PART 1 General Provisions

(a) At any hearing held with respect to a child, the court in its discretion, and based upon the evidence, may enter an order:

(1) Accepting or rejecting any DFCS report;

(2) Ordering an additional evaluation; or

(3) Undertaking such other review as it deems necessary and appropriate to determine the disposition that is in the child’s best interests.

(b) The court’s order:

(1) May incorporate all or part of the DFCS report; and

(2) Shall include findings of fact which reflect the court’s consideration of the oral and written testimony offered by all parties, as well as nonparties, who are required to be provided with notice and a right to be heard in any hearing to be held with respect to a child, and DFCS.

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