Legal Opinion
In the Interest of A. L. S. S.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 25, 2003No. A03A0953PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
B. J., the putative father of A. L. S. S., appeals the Tattnall County Juvenile Court’s order terminating his parental rights and awarding custody to the Tattnall County Department of Family and Children Services (“DFCS”). We affirm.
*319On appeal from a termination order, this Court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the appellee and determines whether any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the natural parent’s rights to custody have been lost.1 “We do not weigh the evidence and must defer to the trial judge as the…
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