Legal Opinion

In the Interest Of: E. G. M., a Child

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 20, 2018No. A16A1768; A16A2045Published

1Opinion of the Court

Brown, Judge.

In In the Interest of I. L. M. , 304 Ga. 114 , 816 S.E.2d 620 (2018), the Supreme Court of Georgia reversed Division 5 of our decision in the consolidated opinion of In the Interest of E. G. M. , 341 Ga. App. 33 , 59-61 (5), 798 S.E.2d 639 (2017), 1 in which we held that the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in denying the parents' motion to dismiss the dependency petition. Accordingly, we vacate Division 5 of our earlier opinion, adopt the opinion of the Supreme Court as our own, and reverse the juvenile court's denial of the motion to dismiss without prejudice. In…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Shadix v. Carroll CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
  2. In re Interest of I.L.M.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2018
  3. In THE INTEREST OF I. L. M., ChildrenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018

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