Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J. A.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 20, 2007No. A07A0975PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
The Juvenile Court of Bacon County terminated the parental rights of the mother and father of four-year-old J. A.1 The father appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. Finding no error, we affirm.
The Georgia Code sets forth a two-step process to be used in termination of parental rights cases. First, the trial court determines “whether there is present clear and convincing evidence of parental misconduct or inability.” OCGA § 15-11-94 (a). Four factors must be present to establish parental misconduct or inability: (1) the child must be deprived, that is, “without…
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