In re R. L. Y.

OCGA § 15-11-51 (a) (2), then in effect, provided “that the court may order the termination of parental rights of a parent with respect to his child if ‘[t]he child is a deprived child and the court finds that the conditions and causes of the deprivation are likely to continue or will not be remedied and that by reason thereof the child is suffering or will probably suffer serious physical, mental, moral, or emotional harm; . . .’ In a case such as this, the judge sits as trier of fact. Decisions as to credibility of witnesses rest solely with the judge, and if there is any evidence to…