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In the Interest of V. A. D.

The child was diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder with psychotic features and the mother was unable to control her or obtain residential treatment for her.

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The mother of 13-year-old V. A. D. appeals from a juvenile court order finding V. A. D. to be deprived. We find the evidence of deprivation clear and convincing and therefore affirm. On appeal from a juvenile court’s finding of deprivation, we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the juvenile court’s judgment to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the child was deprived. This Court neither weighs evidence nor determines the credibility of witnesses; rather, we defer to the trial court’s fact-finding and affirm unless the appellate standard is not met. Citations and punctuation omitted. In the Interest of D. T. , 284 Ga. App. 336, 336-337 643 SE2d 842 2007.

So viewed, the evidence shows that on July 1, 2009, in response to a complaint filed by the Whitfield County Department of Family and Children Services DFACS, the juvenile court entered an order for shelter care for then 12-year-old V. A. D. The court ordered that V. A. D. be placed in the care of DFACS because “the biological mother is no longer capable of meeting said child’s basic needs, as the child will not allow her to do so. Said child refuses to abide by biological mother’s rules and does what she pleases.”

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