Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J. L. S.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 23, 2008No. A08A1481PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.

Following a hearing, the juvenile court terminated the natural mother’s rights to two of her children, nine-year-old J. L. S. and six-year-old L. J. H. The mother appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting termination. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

In reviewing an order terminating parental rights, we construe the evidence favorably to the juvenile court’s ruling and defer to that *666court’s factual findings.1 We do not weigh the evidence or resolve issues of witness credibility, but merely “determine whether any rational trier of fact could…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In the Interest of K. N.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. In the Interest of D. B. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. In the Interest of B. W.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. In the Interest of S. W. J. R D.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In the Interest of A. R.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. In Re JlsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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