State Court of Appeals / Ga. Ct. App.

In the Interest of v. S.

Decided December 18, 1997. G Alan Blackburn wrote the opinion for the court.

495 S.E.2d 142 · Cited 60 times

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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 the Interest of R. N. · 480 S.E.2d 243
In the Interest of E. C. · 482 S.E.2d 522
In the Interest of G. K. J. · 370 S.E.2d 490
In the Interest of D. I. W. · 215 Ga. App. 644
In the Interest of A. M. B. · 464 S.E.2d 253
Hunt v. State · 420 S.E.2d 656
In the Interest of S. H. · 418 S.E.2d 454

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