In Re Rj’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[o]ur responsibility as an appellate court is to determine whether, after reviewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the lower court's judgments, any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the natural parent's rights to custody have been lost. This Court neither weighs evidence nor determines the credibility of witnesses; rather, we defer to the trial court's factfinding and affirm unless the appellate standard is not met. [1]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 310 Ga. App. 93 - In Re Tah

2. “Evidence of past unfitness, standing alone, is insufficient to terminate the rights of a parent in her natural child; clear and convincing evidence of present unfitness is required. But the trial court is entitled to consider evidence of the parent's past actions in determining whether the deprivation is likely to continue. It is not bound by mere promises to do better in the future. [7]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 310 Ga. App. 93 - In Re Tah

3. “the juvenile court was authorized to consider the children's need for a stable home situation and the detrimental effects of prolonged foster care.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 310 Ga. App. 93 - In Re Tah