Legal Opinion

In the Interest of B. K.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 7, 2014No. A13A2098PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Branch, Judge.

We granted the State’s application for a discretionary appeal to consider whether a juvenile court’s order removing B. K, a child, from the custody of the Georgia Department of Human Services, but requiring the Department to continue to make random checks of the child at the home of the new custodian, was in violation of former OCGA § 15-11-55 (c) and (d).1 Because the juvenile court didnothave authority to order the Department to make such visits after the child was removed from its custody, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

We review a juvenile court’s application…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In the Interest of A. N.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2006
  2. In the Interest of N. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In the Interest of A. H., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  2. In the Interest of A. M., ChildrenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  3. In the Interest of D. D., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016

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