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In the Interest of T. E. T.

The evidence, including the father's efforts to legitimate and visit the child, his purchase of a suitable home and his stable employment, did not support the juvenile court's determination that the father's lack of proper parental care or control caused his child's deprivation and that the deprivation is likely to continue.

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The father of T. E. T. appeals from an order of the Juvenile Court of Dodge County terminating his parental rights. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and contends that termination is not in the best interest of the child. On appeal from a termination order, this Court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the appellee and determines whether any rational trier of fact could have found by clear and convincing evidence that the natural parent’s rights to custody have been lost. In the Interest of S. H. , 251 Ga. App. 555 1 553 SE2d 849 2001. “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.” Citation omitted. In the Interest of C. R. G. , 272 Ga. App. 161, 161-162 611 SE2d 784 2005. We are ever mindful, however, that “because no judicial determination has more drastic significance than permanently severing a parent-child relationship, such severance must be exercised cautiously and scrutinized deliberately. Cit.” In the Interest of T. J. J. , 258 Ga. App. 312, 314 574 SE2d 387 2002.

T. E. T. was born September 7, 2002. T. E. T. was placed in the custody of the Dodge County Department of Family and Children Services after both he and his mother tested positive for cocaine at the time of his birth. The mother stipulated that the child was deprived, and an order to that effect was entered and the child was placed in foster care. That order was not appealed.

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