Legal Opinion
In the Interest of C. S.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 14, 2007No. S06G1802PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Melton, Justice.
Following the termination of his parental rights by the Juvenile Court of Whitfield County, Steve Sexton appealed his case to the Court of Appeals. Sexton, who was incarcerated in Tennessee and received the petition and summons by certified mail, argued, among other things, that he received insufficient service, contending that OCGA §§ 15-11-96 (c) and 9-11-4 required that out-of-state parties in termination proceedings be served personally. The Court of Appeals affirmed (see In the Interest of C. S., 279 Ga. App. 831 (632 SE2d 665) (2006)), and we granted certiorari to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Lee v. PaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Garden Hills Civic Ass'n v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Wilkinson v. UdinskyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- In the Interest of C. S.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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