Legal Opinion
Skipper v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 20, 1977No. 32583PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Justice.
This is an appeal by the maternal grandparents of a deprived child from an order of the juvenile court terminating the parental rights of the mother and denying the grandparents’ habeas corpus petition seeking custody of the child on the ground that the mother had consented to their adoption of him.
Proceedings involving the child began on January 23, 1975, when the Houston County Department of Family & Children Services (DFCS) filed a petition in the juvenile court seeking temporary custody of the child. The petition alleged that the child was "deprived.” Code Ann. § 24A-301…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robinson v. AshmoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Durden v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- English v. MilbySupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Herrin v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
- In re J. R. T.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Clark v. WadeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- In the Interest of J. W. H.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- O'NEAL v. WilkesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Bendiburg v. DempseyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1989
- In re M. A. F.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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