In the Interest of S. A. W.

Johnson, Judge.

In this deprivation case, we must decide whether an order of the juvenile court authorizing the Gwinnett County Department of Family & Children Services (“DFACS”) to discontinue efforts to reunite S. A. W. and her mother is a final judgment subject to direct appeal and, if so, whether the juvenile court erred in determining that reunification services need no longer be provided. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the order is appealable as a final judgment and that the juvenile court’s decision is supported by clear and convincing evidence.

The relevant facts are as…