Legal Opinion
Ray v. Department of Human Resources
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 26, 1980No. 59869PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Judge.
Parental termination. Wilma N(ix) Ray and the Department of Human Resources (DHR) have had a protracted and litigious relationship over the past five years. When Mrs. Ray was sixteen years of age, she gave birth to a girl child (R. C. N.). At that time she was unmarried and living in precarious financial circumstances. At the request of DHR, Mrs. Ray (Nix) consented to relinquish custody of the infant, and the child was placed in foster home care. When the infant was four months old (in July, 1975), DHR sought a juvenile court ruling that the child was deprived, and sought to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Quilloin v. WalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In the Interest of M. A. C.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- In the Interest of J. C.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Crook v. Georgia Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- In the Interest of T. R. G.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Heath v. McGuireCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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