Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. R.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 5, 2006No. A06A0928PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Judge.

The father of three-year-old D. R. appeals the termination of his parental rights. He contends that his parental rights were terminated without clear and convincing evidence of misconduct or inability, and without sufficient evidence that the termination was in the *763best interest of his son. We find no error, and affirm the juvenile court’s order terminating the father’s parental rights.

The termination of parental rights is a two-step process. OCGA § 15-11-94 (a); In the Interest of A. M, 275 Ga. App. 630, 631 (621 SE2d 567) (2005).

The first step requires a finding of parental…

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