Legal Opinion

In the Interest of S. V.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 11, 2007No. A07A0363PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

The biological mother challenges the juvenile court’s order in which it found S. V. to be deprived. As the clear and convincing evidence supports the juvenile court’s ruling, we affirm.

On appeal from a deprivation order, we view the evidence in a light most favorable to the juvenile court’s ruling to ascertain “whether any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the child was deprived.”1 In so doing, we neither weigh the evidence nor assess witness credibility.2

Viewed in this manner, the evidence shows that S. V. was born in April 1998. In…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re A. B.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. In the Interest of S. Y.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  3. Hensley v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  4. In the Interest of T. J.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. In the Interest of H. E.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In the Interest of L. A. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. In Re LatCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. In Re SvCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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