Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J. P.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 21, 1997No. S96G1205PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in In the Interest of J. P., 220 Ga. App. 895 (470 SE2d 706) (1996), to clarify whether an appeal from a final order in a deprivation proceeding must be brought pursuant to the discretionary appeal procedures of OCGA § 5-6-35. Because deprivation cases are neither child custody nor domestic relations cases within the purview of OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (2), we hold that a right of direct appeal lies from such orders. We accordingly affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
The juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction over…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Citizens & Southern National Bank v. RayleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Lewis v. WinzenreidSupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
- Watkins v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
- Russo v. ManningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by75 opinions
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