Section 15-11-10. (Effective January 1, 2014) Exclusive original jurisdiction

   Except as provided in Code Section 15-11-560, the juvenile court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over juvenile matters and shall be the sole court for initiating action:

   (1) Concerning any child who:

      (A) Is alleged to be a delinquent child;

      (B) Is alleged to be a child in need of services;

      (C) Is alleged to be a dependent child;

      (D) Is alleged to be in need of treatment or commitment as a mentally ill or developmentally disabled child;

      (E) Is alleged to have committed a juvenile traffic offense as defined in Code Section 15-11-630;

      (F) Has been placed under the supervision of the court or on probation to the court; provided, however, that such jurisdiction shall be for the purpose of completing, effectuating, and enforcing such supervision or a probation begun prior to such child's seventeenth birthday;

      (G) Has remained in foster care after such child's eighteenth birthday or who is receiving independent living services from DFCS after such child's eighteenth birthday; provided, however, that such jurisdiction shall be for the purpose of reviewing the status of such child and the services being provided to such child as a result of such child's independent living plan or status as a child in foster care; or

      (H) Requires a comprehensive services plan in accordance with Code Section 15-11-658; or

   (2) Involving any proceedings:

      (A) For obtaining judicial consent to the marriage, employment, or enlistment in the armed services of any child if such consent is required by law;

      (B) For permanent guardianship brought pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter;

      (C) Under Code Section 39-3-2, the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, or any comparable law, enacted or adopted in this state;

      (D) For the termination of the legal parent-child relationship and the rights of the biological father who is not the legal father of the child in accordance with Article 2 of this chapter; provided, however, that such jurisdiction shall not affect the superior court's exclusive jurisdiction to terminate the legal parent-child relationship as set forth in Chapters 6 through 9 of Title 19;

      (E) For emancipation brought pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 of this chapter;

      (F) Under Article 8 of this chapter, relating to prior notice to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian relative to an unemancipated minor's decision to seek an abortion; or

      (G) Brought by a local board of education pursuant to Code Section 20-2-766.1, relating to court orders requiring that a parent, guardian, or legal custodian attend a conference or participate in programs or treatment to improve a student's behavior.

Code 1981, § 15-11-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.