Crook v. Georgia Department of Human Resources

Webb, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the juvenile court terminating appellant father’s parental rights pursuant to a petition alleging that the child was deprived. Complaint is made that the court failed to make the explicit statutory findings that the child is deprived, that the causes are likely to continue, and that by reason thereof the child is suffering harm. Held:

Juvenile Court Code § 24A-3201 (a) provides that "The court by order may terminate the parental rights of a parent with respect to his child if: . . . (2) the child is a deprived child and the court finds that the…