{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-263","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-263","heading":"Physical and mental examinations.","body":"(a) Upon motion of any party or the court, the court may require a physical or mental evaluation of a child adjudicated as a dependent child or his or her parent, stepparent, guardian, or legal custodian.\n(b) The cost of any ordered evaluation shall be paid by the moving party unless apportioned by the court, in its discretion, to any other party or parties.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 4 Termination of Parental Rights","PART 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":"87af46fd711028362f87b3daa15dd10c8b1fe4b54ec711586dd56ccb7011171c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-262","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-264"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}