In the Interest of S. J.

Phipps, Judge.

The mother of S. J. contests juvenile court orders finding her child deprived and placing S. J. in the custody of the child’s paternal *599grandmother. Because the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that S. J. was deprived, the contested orders were unauthorized and therefore are reversed.

OCGA§ 15-11-2 (8) (A) defines a “deprived child” as one “without proper parental care or control, subsistence, education as required bylaw, or other care or control necessary for the child’s physical, mental, or emotional health or morals.” That definition “focuses upon the needs of the…