{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-23","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-23","heading":"Stay of proceeding pending mediation; time limitations.","body":"(a) Upon issuing a referral to mediation the court may stay the proceeding.\n(b) Mediation shall occur as soon as practicable and be scheduled within 30 days of the order referring the matter to mediation unless the time frame is extended by the court.\n(c) The court may extend the timeline for scheduling a mediation for an additional 30 days.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"e6e068a46b9b304157676b358dc41524d9ed141549b03e78bd7d319d264cefb3","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-22","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}