State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

In the Interest of K. J.

Decided April 29, 1997. G Alan Blackburn wrote the opinion for the court.

486 S.E.2d 899 · Cited 80 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

In re N. F. R. · 179 Ga. App. 346
In the Interest of A. T. · 370 S.E.2d 48
Beasley v. Jones · 254 S.E.2d 472
Blackburn v. Blackburn · 292 S.E.2d 821
In the Interest of J. P. · 480 S.E.2d 8
Chancey v. Department of Human Resources · 274 S.E.2d 728
In the Interest of G. K. J. · 370 S.E.2d 490
In the Interest of L. F. · 417 S.E.2d 344
Griffith v. Georgia Department of Human Resources · 284 S.E.2d 666
In the Interest of D. S. · 441 S.E.2d 412
In the Interest of S. M. · 312 S.E.2d 829
McCary v. Department of Human Resources · 259 S.E.2d 181
Childers v. Clayton County Department of Family & Children Services · 250 S.E.2d 564
In the Interest of E. N. H. · 216 Ga. App. 209
In the Interest of A. W. · 401 S.E.2d 560

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