{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-400","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-400","heading":"Child in need of services; time limitations for continued custody or temporary custody hearings.","body":"(a) The continued custody hearing for a child alleged to be a child in need of services shall be held promptly and no later than:\n(1) Twenty-four hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is taken into temporary custody if he or she is being held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility; or\n(2) Seventy-two hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is placed in foster care.\n(b) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services was never taken into temporary custody or is released from temporary custody at the continued custody hearing, the following time frames apply:\n(1) The petition for a child in need of services shall be filed:\n(A) Within 30 days of the filing of the complaint with the juvenile court; or\n(B) Within 30 days of such child’s release from temporary custody;\n(2) Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before the adjudication hearing;\n(3) An adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than 60 days after the filing of the petition for a child in need of services; and\n(4) If not held in conjunction with an adjudication hearing, a disposition hearing shall be held and completed within 30 days after the conclusion of an adjudication hearing.\n(c) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not released from temporary custody at the continued custody hearing, the following time frames apply:\n(1) The petition for a child in need of services shall be filed within five days of the continued custody hearing;\n(2) Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before an adjudication hearing;\n(3) An adjudication hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than ten days after the filing of the petition for a child in need of services; and\n(4) If not held in conjunction with an adjudication hearing, a disposition hearing shall be held and completed within 30 days after the conclusion of an adjudication hearing.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 5 Child in Need of Services","PART 3 Formal Court Procedures"],"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":"0838fc92c222a42785e8acb8d9521c02f25a402e440927ee505ed437f9eb670b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-390","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}