Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J. B. A.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 14, 1998No. A97A2517PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

In this appeal, the mother of J. B. A. and G. B. A. challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

“The question on appeal is whether, after reviewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the lower court’s judgments, ‘any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the natural parent’s rights to custody have been lost.’ [Cit.] This Court neither weighs evidence nor determines the credibility of witnesses; rather, we defer to the trial…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In the Interest of R. N.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  2. In the Interest of S. L. W.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. In the Interest of P. N. L.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

3Cited by32 opinions

  1. In the Interest of C. L. R.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. In the Interest of A. G.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. In the Interest of J. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. In the Interest of A. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. In the Interest of T. A. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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