Opinion
A23D0322
05-19-2023
IN THE INTEREST OF J. L. C. et al., CHILDREN (MOTHER)
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
On November 11, 2022, the juvenile court issued an order terminating the parental rights of Samantha Dill. Dill filed a motion for new trial, and on March 9, 2023, the juvenile court issued an order denying the motion. Dill filed this application for discretionary review on May 10, 2023. We lack jurisdiction because the application is untimely.
To be timely, an application for discretionary review must be filed within 30 days of entry of the order or judgment to be appealed. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (d). As this application was filed 62 days after entry of the order denying Dill's motion for new trial, it is untimely and is hereby DISMISSED. See Crosson v. Conway, 291 Ga. 220, 220 (1) (728 S.E.2d 617) (2012); see also Boyle v. State, 190 Ga.App. 734, 734 (380 S.E.2d 57) (1989) ("The requirements of OCGA § 5-6-35 are jurisdictional and this [C]ourt cannot accept an appeal not made in compliance therewith.").