Legal Opinion
In the Interest of D. R. W.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 1, 1997No. A97A1692PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
The mother of D. R. W. appeals the juvenile court’s termination of her parental rights, alleging that she did not receive proper service of the summons and a copy of the petition prior to the termination hearing. For reasons which follow, we affirm.
D. R. W. was originally placed in the custody of the Houston County Department of Family & Children Services (“DFACS”) because the juvenile court adjudged her deprived. After D. R. W.’s mother continuously failed to comply with a court-ordered reunification plan, DFACS filed a petition to terminate the mother’s parental rights on June…
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