Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services v. Steiner

303 Ga. 890

FINAL COPY S18A0281. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES v. STEINER. GRANT, Justice. The Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services (“DFCS”) appeals from the decision of the Lamar County Superior Court finding that Georgia’s central child abuse registry is unconstitutional, both on its face and as applied to appellee Christopher Steiner. The trial court also found that DFCS failed to prove that Steiner committed an act of child abuse by a preponderance of the evidence as required to maintain Steiner’s listing in the registry. This Court granted…