Legal Opinion
In the Interest of M. G. F.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 18, 1996No. A96A1808PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
M. G. F.’s natural mother appeals from a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights. She contends the court violated her due process rights by refusing to continue the termination hearing on the chance that she could attend. The mother had been deported to her native Germany on September 9, 1994 and barred from re-entry for five years.
The evidence presented at the parental rights termination hearing revealed that the mother was an habitual cocaine user who had been in and out of jail for prostitution, burglary, theft of services, and parole and probation…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of QuenetteNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983
- Stanley v. AmosCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Curtis v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Murray v. Hall County Department of Family & Children ServicesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
3Cited by16 opinions
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- In the Interest of C. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
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