• In the Interest of J. P.

    Publication Date: 2006-07-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Earle J. Duncan III, Darien, for appellant.
    for defendant: in A06A0102. Carol N. Miller, Pembroke, for appellant. in A06A0104. Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Stefan E. Ritter, Assistant Attorneys General, Atlanta, and Sherri P. McDonald, Vidalia, for appellee.

    Case Number: A06A0102; A06A0104

    The juvenile court erred in extending DFACS's temporary custody because there was no testimony that the father, who completed every aspect of his case plan, was not capable of taking care of the

  • Remax The Mountain Co. v. Tabsum Inc.

    Publication Date: 2006-06-23
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert A. Falanga Falanga & Chalker, Atlanta, and Jesse E. Barrow III, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Bruce A. Taylor Jr. Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A06A0432

    The plaintiffs could not recover for an alleged loss of revenue and profits due to the defendants' negligent pumping of groundwater, which closed the portion of the highway where the plaintiffs' bus

  • In the Interest of B. L.

    Publication Date: 2006-04-07
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mark H. Yun, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, Joseph T. Justice, Dallas, and Patricia K. Buonodono, Marietta, for appellee. Other party representation: Alan C. Manheim Manheim & Manheim LLC, Marietta, and Donald R. Donovan, Hiram.

    Case Number: A05A1882

    The father failed to comply with his reunification plan by failing to provide proof that he completed anger management classes, failing to maintain a safe and stable home, failing to meet his child

  • Quedens v. State

    Publication Date: 2006-04-07
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Benham, Robert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gerald P. Word Word & Taylor PC and Jerry F. Pittman, Carrollton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, Stephen M. Gray, Assistant District Attorney, LaGrange, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Julie A. Adams, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S06A0070

    The trial court properly admitted a videotaped conversation between the defendant and an investigating officer from sheriff's department, since the defendant initiated conversation and persisted in

  • In the Interest of C. M.

    Publication Date: 2005-10-21
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, John J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael L. Chidester, Byron, for appellant.
    for defendant: Andrew S. Foster, Macon, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A1951

    The father's health deficiencies, including asthma and emphysema, rendered him unable to adequately provide for his children's

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  • In the Interest of A. A.

    Publication Date: 2005-08-19
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sami O. Malas, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Richard K. Murray, Dalton, for appellee. Other party representation: Philip F. Woodward, Dalton.

    Case Number: A05A1063

    The mother failed to provide necessary medical and dental care for her children, failed to properly supervise them and failed to meet her case plan

  • Broadcast Concepts Inc. v. Optimus Fin. Servs. LLC

    Publication Date: 2005-07-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Barnes, Anne Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael S. Welsh Welsh Law LLC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard L. Robbins and Julianne N. Belaga Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A0602

    Evidence presumably supported trial court's f that the defendants' failure to file a responsive pleading was not due to excusable neglect and the facts of the case did not demand a contrary f

  • Thornton v. Intveldt

    Publication Date: 2005-05-06
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James D. Hogan Jr. Manko & Hogan, Marietta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert D. Boyd and Catherine M. Knight Boyd, Collar & Knight LLC, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A05A0030

    Attorneys' fees are not authorized in an action seeking change of custody by the noncustodial p

  • In the Interest of A. K.

    Publication Date: 2005-04-08
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Victoria E. Rowan, Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Andrea R. Moldovan, Douglasville, for appellee. Other party representation: Jerry F. Pittman, Douglasville, Rita F. Cooper, Powder Springs.

    Case Number: A05A0670

    The Court remanded for a further determination regarding a 7-year-old child's placement following the termination of her mother's parental rights, because DFACS did not present sufficient evidence o