Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. F.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 11, 2001No. A01A1335PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mikell, Judge.

The mother appeals the juvenile court’s termination of her parental rights to her children D. F, I. F, and A. F. We reverse because the record does not contain clear and convincing evidence supporting the juvenile court’s finding that the continued deprivation of the children would likely cause them serious harm.

The standard of appellate review is whether “any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the natural parent’s rights to custody have been lost.”1 “This Court neither weighs evidence nor determines the credibility of witnesses;…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In the Interest of K. J.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. In the Interest of J. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. In the Interest of S. J. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Sims v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. In re D. L. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. In the Interest of M. A.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. In the Interest of M. J. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  4. In the Interest of H. F. G.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. In the Interest of B. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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