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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 15 - COURTS
CHAPTER 11 - JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
ARTICLE 1 - JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
PART 6 - DEPRIVATION
§ 15-11-57 - Counseling or counsel and advice for children and their parents or guardians
O.C.G.A. 15-11-57 (2010)15-11-57. Counseling or counsel and advice for children and their parents or guardians
When any child is before a juvenile court and such child is found by the court to be a deprived child, the court shall be authorized, in addition to any other disposition authorized by this article, to order such child and such child's parents or guardian to participate in counseling or in counsel and advice as determined by the court. Such counseling and counsel and advice may be provided by the court, court personnel, probation officers, professional counselors or social workers, psychologists, physicians, qualified volunteers, or appropriate public, private, or volunteer agencies as directed by the court and shall be designed to assist in deterring future conditions of deprivation, or other conduct or conditions which would be harmful to the child or society.
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