Legal Opinion

In the Interest of G. G.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 2002No. A01A2409PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MlKELL, Judge.

J. G., the biological mother of G. G. and B. A. S., eighteen months and five months, respectively,1 appeals the juvenile court’s order finding the children deprived and awarding temporary custody to the Lumpkin County Department of Family & Children Services (“DFCS”). We affirm.

“On appeal from a juvenile court’s order finding deprivation, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the juvenile court’s judgment to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the [children were] deprived.”2 We neither weigh evidence…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In the Interest of M. L. C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Rodgers v. Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. In the Interest of H. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  2. In the Interest of A. A.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  3. In the Interest of J. L.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. In the Interest of T. R.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. In the Interest of B. H.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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