Legal Opinion
In the Interest of D. A. P.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1998No. A98A1010PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
The biological father of D. A. R, who is also the “legal” father of M. W. P. and S. L. W., appeals from the order of the Chatham County Juvenile Court terminating his parental rights as to all three children. We find no error and affirm.
These children, aged thirteen, eight, and five at the time of the termination hearing, have been in the temporary legal custody of the Chatham County Department of Family & Children Services (DFACS) since 1993, when they were first adjudicated as deprived. Their mother has been in and out of substance abuse treatment and detoxification facilities…
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