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IN RE J.S.

No. S07G0903.

652 S.E.2d 547 (2007)

In the Interest of J.S., a child.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 29, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry A. Lumley, Lumley & Howell, Macon, for Appellant.

Michelle Townes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., Dennis R. Dunn, Asst. Atty. Gen., Shalen S. Nelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for Appellee.

MELTON, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether OCGA § 15-11-8(a) requires either a county or the Department of Juvenile Justice (Department) to pay for emergency medical treatment for a juvenile temporarily placed by a juvenile court into the Department's custody while that juvenile's adjudication and the disposition of her delinquency petition remains pending. After considering this issue, the Court of Appeals found that a county is...

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