Legal Opinion

In the Interest of C. M.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 24, 2001No. A01A1210PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

The appellant, mother of C. M., appeals the termination of her parental rights to C. M. She asserts there is no clear and convincing evidence to support a finding that C. M.’s deprivation was likely to continue and, therefore, the trial court erred in terminating her parental rights. We disagree and affirm.

The trial court may terminate parental rights after satisfying a two-step analysis. First, the court must find that there is parental misconduct or inability supported by clear and convincing evidence that: (i) the child is deprived; (ii) lack of proper parental care or…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In the Interest of R. N.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. In the Interest of A. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. In the Interest of L. H.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. In the Interest of A. W.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  5. In the Interest of J. J.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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  3. In the Interest of D. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. In the Interest of D. T. A.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
  5. In Re BJFCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005

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