{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-440","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-440","heading":"Standard of proof.","body":"The petitioner, or prosecuting attorney when representing the state, has the burden of proving the allegations of a child in need of services petition by clear and convincing evidence.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 5 Child in Need of Services","PART 6 Adjudication, Disposition, and Reviews"],"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":"4e041585d0a7707062dac673212a633b1b394655bcb75e7dbc3ceb3a3c279881","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-425","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-441"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}