In the Interest of T. S. T.

Ellington, Judge.

In these consolidated cases, Larry Samuel Thurmond appeals from the August 27, 2001 juvenile court order dismissing his petitions to terminate his former wife’s parental rights to their three minor children, T. S. T, J. V. T, and L. C. T. His suits were private termination actions; the Department of Family & Children Services was not involved. Citing OCGA § 15-11-58 (a), the juvenile court dismissed the petitions as premature because Thurmond had not sought a reunification plan or pleaded facts that would lead to a conclusion that a reunification plan was not required.…