In Re JS

652 S.E.2d 547 (2007)

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

No. S07G0903.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

October 29, 2007.

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…