Georgia Code Title 15. Courts § 15-11-476

(1) An alleged delinquent child appears before the court without his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian;

(2) It appears to the court that a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of an alleged delinquent child is incapable or unwilling to make decisions in the best interests of such child with respect to proceedings under this article such that there may be a conflict of interest between such child and his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian; or

(3) The court finds that it is otherwise in a child's best interests to do so.