In the Interest of A. P. H.

Judge Harold R. Banke.

The mother of 15-year-old A. P. H. appeals the juvenile court’s finding of deprivation and award of custody to his stepfather. Appellant enumerates three errors on appeal.

A. P. H.’s stepfather commenced this action less than one month after appellant, his ex-wife, moved out of his home. While seeking reconciliation, the stepfather nevertheless alleged that appellant had renewed her acquaintance with A. P. H.’s natural father, an ex-convict, and was “staying out in bars and upsetting the minor child greatly.” See OCGA § 15-11-24. At the hearing on his petition, the…