• In The Interest of E. N., a child

    Publication Date: 2017-11-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roger Montgomery (Attorney at Law), Talbotton, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta; Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Sherry Goodrum (Law Office of Sherry B. Goodrum), Columbus; Shalen Nelson (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, for appellee. Gary Byrd (Attorney at Law), Hamilton, for other party.

    Case Number: A17A1040

    The juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to rule on the issue of custody in dependency proceedings because the superior court had not transferred the motion for return of custody to the juvenile court so the Court vacated the juvenile court's denial of the motion.