In Interest of A. R

14 Citing cases

  1. In the Interest of T. B. R

    304 Ga. App. 773 (Ga. Ct. App. 2010)   Cited 10 times
    Explaining that appellate courts "do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses; rather, we defer to the juvenile court's factfinding and affirm unless the appellate standard is not met"

    See In the Interest of A. R. (mother's failure to obtain stable income and housing and her mental limitations, which prevented her from making good decisions, was sufficient evidence of deprivation). In the Interest of A. R., 302 Ga. App. 702, 707-708 (1) (a) ( 691 SE2d 402) (2010). (b) Lack of parental care or control as cause of the deprivation.

  2. In re T. A.

    331 Ga. App. 92 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015)   Cited 4 times
    Applying former OCGA §§ 15–11–94 & 15–11–2

    “The test in determining termination of parental rights, however, is whether the mother, ultimately standing alone, is capable of mastering and utilizing the necessary skills to meet her parenting obligations.” In the Interest of A.R., 302 Ga.App. 702, 710(1)(c), 691 S.E.2d 402 (2010) (citations and punctuation omitted; emphasis in original). The evidence does not show that the mother would be capable of parenting T.A. on her own or that she would have the in-home support that she would need to allow T.A. to return home.

  3. In re A.R.

    726 S.E.2d 800 (Ga. Ct. App. 2012)   Cited 1 times

    In so doing, we do not weigh the evidence or determine the credibility of witnesses; rather, we defer to the juvenile court's factfinding and affirm unless the appellate standard is not met.In the Interest of A.R., 302 Ga.App. 702, 691 S.E.2d 402 (2010) (citation and footnote omitted).Viewed in the light most favorable to the juvenile court's findings, the record shows that on November 3, 2008, the mother of two-year-old A.R. and one-year-old J.R. told her roommates that she was going to kill herself and locked herself in a bathroom with a knife.

  4. In re R. S. T.

    812 S.E.2d 614 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018)   Cited 14 times
    Concluding that a case in which a parent-child relationship was "virtually nonexistent" as here, is a "classic abandonment case"

    Because the mother’s housing was completely dependent on her relationship with her boyfriend and her boyfriend’s mother, and the mother refused to provide any information about those relationships, her housing could not be considered stable. See In re A. R. , 302 Ga. App. 702, 709 (1) (c), 691 S.E.2d 402 (2010). Moreover, "[l]ast-minute efforts to obtain stable housing, especially those that take place after the termination petition is filed, are of questionable significance and sincerity."

  5. In Interest of J. E

    309 Ga. App. 51 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 22 times
    Finding evidence sufficient to show that deprivation was likely to continue, where parent never paid child support, never had stable housing or employment, and used cocaine every day in the months preceding the hearing

    The evidence outlined above, including that the mother never paid any child support, never achieved stable housing or employment, was using at least a gram of cocaine a day for five of the nine months before the termination hearing, and initiated contact with a known drug dealer and wrongfully obtained a drug prescription only six weeks before that hearing, was sufficient to sustain the juvenile court's conclusion that the causes of J. E.'s deprivation were likely to continue. See In the Interest of A. R., 302 Ga. App. 702, 709-710 (1) (c) ( 691 SE2d 402) (2010) ("even in the absence of an order directing [her] to pay a specific amount," a mother's failure to pay child support was "compelling evidence" that she was not an able parent and that the child's deprivation was likely to continue) (punctuation omitted); In the Interest of K. A. S., 279 Ga. App. 643, 650-651 (1) (b), (c) ( 632 SE2d 433) (2006) (evidence including that mother "failed to complete two of the most important goals of her case plan, to obtain and maintain a stable, legal income and housing," was sufficient to show that the deprivation was due to lack of parental care and control and that the causes of the deprivation were likely to continue); In the Interest of M. N. R., 282 Ga. App. 46, 47-48 ( 637 SE2d 777) (2006) (even assuming that a mother had stopped using drugs by the time of the termination hearing, evidence including her admission that she had not completed a drug treatment program she enrolled in six months before the hearing and had

  6. In re Interest of B. R. F.

    332 Ga. App. 49 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015)   Cited 3 times

    The mother told her therapist that she did not have the ability to care for her child, and there was ample testimony that the mother was immature and, ultimately standing alone, was not capable of mastering and utilizing the necessary skills to meet her parenting obligations. See In re A.R., 302 Ga.App. 702, 710(1)(c), 691 S.E.2d 402 (2010) (“The test in determining termination of parental rights, ... is whether the mother, ultimately standing alone, is capable of mastering and utilizing the necessary skills to meet her parenting obligations.”) (citations, punctuation, and footnotes omitted). Moreover, the evidence showed that the mother did not complete her case plan.

  7. In re A. B.

    362 Ga. App. 123 (Ga. Ct. App. 2021)   Cited 2 times

    (Citation and punctuation omitted; emphasis in original.) In the Interest of A. R. , 302 Ga. App. 702, 710 (1) (c), 691 S.E.2d 402 (2010). The mother's contention that someone other than herself is caring for her children does not satisfy the requirement that she meets the test of being able to meet her own parenting obligations "standing alone."

  8. In re A. F.

    346 Ga. App. 538 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018)   Cited 1 times

    Moreover, although the mother contends that she achieved several of the case plans goals, including recent housing, the mother’s housing was dependent on her relationship with others, including an abusive boyfriend, and most recently, whether her Social Security benefits were approved. The trial court was authorized to find that her housing was not stable. See In the Interest of A. R. , 302 Ga. App. 702, 709 (1) (c), 691 S.E.2d 402 (2010). Regarding "recent improvement, the trial court, not the appellate court, determines whether a parent’s conduct warrants hope of rehabilitation."

  9. In the Interest of B. R. F., a Child.

    A14A1536 (Ga. Ct. App. Apr. 14, 2015)

    The mother told her therapist that she did not have the ability to care for her child, and there was ample testimony that the mother was immature and, ultimately standing alone, was not capable of mastering and utilizing the necessary skills to meet her parenting obligations. See In re A. R., 302 Ga. App. 702, 710 (1) (c) (691 SE2d 402) (2010) ("The test in determining termination of parental rights, . . . is whether the mother, ultimately standing alone, is capable of mastering and utilizing the necessary skills to meet her parenting obligations.") (citations, punctuation, and footnotes omitted). Moreover, the evidence showed that the mother did not complete her case plan.

  10. In re C.J.V.

    323 Ga. App. 283 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013)   Cited 25 times
    Concluding that there was not clear and convincing evidence to show cause of deprivation was likely to continue, in part because there was no evidence that mother had a verified mental or physical condition indicating she was incapable of caring for her children

    The law is that the “mother's failure to make any significant progress toward achieving the goals of stable employment and stable housing, standing alone, was sufficient to support the juvenile court's finding that the cause of [the children]'s deprivation was likely to continue.” In the Interest of M.S.S., 308 Ga.App. 614, 621, 708 S.E.2d 570 (2011) citing In the Interest of A.R., 302 Ga.App. 702, 709, 691 S.E.2d 402 (2010), In the Interest of S.N.H., 300 Ga.App. 321, 327, 685 S.E.2d 290 (2009), In the Interest of K.A.S., 279 Ga.App. 643, 650–651, 632 S.E.2d 433 (2006). There was also sufficient clear and convincing evidence that the continued deprivation is likely to cause serious physical, mental, emotional or moral harm to the children.