Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. B. G.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 3, 1997No. A97A0464PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Edward Herbst “Ned” Fullerton, the biological father of D. B. G. and C. M. G., appeals from a juvenile court order terminating his parental rights. Concluding that the lower court’s ruling was supported by clear and convincing evidence, we affirm.

The father pled guilty to murdering the mother, and is currently serving a life sentence. He will first be eligible for parole in September 2009, when the children will be 16 and 19. The father murdered the mother by shooting her, and he had threatened her with a gun on previous occasions. On at least one of these occasions, the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Heath v. McGuireCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

3Cited by5 opinions

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  2. In the Interest of D. B.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  3. In the Interest of A. K. M.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. In the Interest of A. W.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. In Re AkmCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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