Legal Opinion

In the Interest of L. J. L.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 5, 2001No. A00A2488PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

Challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the mother appeals the termination of her parental rights to two of her children, L. J. L. and R. L. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the juvenile court’s order terminating appellant’s parental rights.

[T]he appropriate standard of appellate review in a case where a parent’s rights to his child have been severed is whether after reviewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the appellee, any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the natural parent’s rights to custody have been…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In the Interest of R. N.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. Blackburn v. BlackburnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. In the Interest of K. J.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. In re N. F. R.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  5. In the Interest of D. C. N. KCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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  5. In the Interest of D. L. T. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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