Legal Opinion

In the Interest of M. O.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 26, 1998No. A98A1317PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Appellant Djonga Y’Ometete B. challenges the DeKalb County Juvenile Court’s determination that his three children are deprived. We affirm.

The evidence, as presented during an October 1995 adjudicatory hearing and viewed in the light most favorable to the trial court’s judgment, shows the following: in September 1995, the appellant came to Georgia from Zaire, Africa, with his three children, M. O., P. S. and C. O. None of the parties speaks English; the children speak Swahili and the appellant speaks French.

Within a week of their arrival, the appellant entered the bedroom of M.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. In Re SuggsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Sunn v. Mercury MarineCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  3. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. PyeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
  4. Jabaley v. JabaleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. In the Interest of T. A. W.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In the Interest of T. H.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  2. In the Interest of R. J. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. In the Interest of M. I., a ChildCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  4. Sweat v. SweatSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. DEXTER WEBSTER v. ERIC CAMPBELLCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025

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