Legal Opinion
Fulton County Department of Family & Children Services v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1978No. 34028; 34198PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Justice.
The ultimate issue to be decided in this case is whether foster care parents may contest in court the decision of the Fulton County Department of Family & Children Services (FCDFCS) that a child be adopted by a couple other than the foster parents. However, neither the Fulton Superior Court nor the juvenile court has yet made that decision.
In 1974 this four-year-old child was placed by FCDFCS with the Perkinses for foster care after FCDFCS received temporary custody by an order of the juvenile court which found that the child and his sister were deprived. In October, 1977, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- J. W. A. v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Carrindine v. RickettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Drummond v. Fulton County Department of Family & Children ServicesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- J. T. M. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lops v. LopsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Eidson v. CroutchCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
- DEPT. OF FAMILY &C. SERV. v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- In Re JNCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
- L. K. F. v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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