In the Interest of M. A.

Andrews, Judge.

David Albert, appellant and natural father of M. A. (a female child) and M. A. (a male child), appeals from an order of the juvenile court finding that Albert’s children were deprived and granting temporary custody to the children’s natural mother, appellee Beth Thompson.

Albert contends that the juvenile court’s order is invalid because the juvenile court did not have subject matter jurisdiction to hear the deprivation petition. OCGA § 15-11-5 (a) (1) (C) provides that the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over deprivation proceedings. However, under OCGA § 15-11-5 (c),…