{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-421","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-421","heading":"Time limitations for filing petition.","body":"(a) If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not released from temporary custody at a continued custody hearing, a petition seeking an adjudication that such child is a child is in need of services shall be filed within five days of such continued custody hearing.\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 a continued custody hearing, a petition seeking an adjudication that such child is a child in need of services shall be filed:\n(1) Within 30 days of the filing of the complaint with the juvenile court intake officer; or\n(2) Within 30 days of such child’s release from temporary custody.\n(c) Upon a showing of good cause and notice to all parties, the court may grant a requested extension of time for filing a petition seeking an adjudication that a child is a child in need of services in accordance with the best interests of the child. The court shall issue a written order reciting the facts justifying the extension.\n(d) If no petition seeking an adjudication that a child is a child in need of services is filed within the required time frame, the complaint may be dismissed without prejudice.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 5 Child in Need of Services","PART 5 Petition and Summons"],"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":"a1ef79ea46a1d6bf66e82932be41fd8949e15437d3df25504edb7e809effa9ab","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-420","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}