Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J. H.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 24, 2005No. A05A0404PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Chief Judge.

The father of J. H. and C. H. appeals the termination of his parental rights to the children. At the time of the hearing, the father was incarcerated and thus not present. In his sole enumeration of error, he contends the juvenile court violated due process by refusing to continue the termination hearing until he could be present. For the following reasons, we affirm.

On appeal from a termination of parental rights, we defer to the juvenile court’s factfinding and do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses.1 The evidence presented at the termination…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In the Interest of B. B.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. In the Interest of M. G. F.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. In the Interest of C. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. In the Interest of T. N. T.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  5. McKinney v. JenningsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. In the Interest of B. D.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. In the Interest of T. Z. L.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2013
  4. In the Interest of R. C. H.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. In Re AaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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