In the Interest of J. C., a Child
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McFadden, Judge.
The mother of J. C. appeals from the juvenile court’s March 5, 2014 order transferring temporary legal custody of the child, then one-and-a-half years old, from the mother to the child’s aunt. Because there was not clear and convincing evidence that at the time of the transfer order the child was presently deprived due to the mother’s parental unfitness, we reverse.
Georgia’s former Juvenile Code applies to this case because it was commenced in 2013. See generally In the Interest of G. R. B., 330 Ga. App. 693, n. (769 SE2d 119) (2015) (explaining that new Juvenile Code applies…
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