In the Interest of B. N.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
The biological father of B. N. A. appeals the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights. The father asserts that there is insufficient evidence supporting the court’s order and that there is no evidence establishing he was properly served with a notice to legiti*407mate the child. For reasons that follow, we reverse.
1. Due process under the Fourteenth Amendment requires that “before a state may sever the rights of a parent in his natural child, the state must support its allegations of the parent’s unfitness ‘by at least clear and convincing evidence.’1 This right of…
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