Publication Date: 2012-12-05
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Condon, Jodie Wasson, and Willie Lovett Office of the Child Attorney, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Samuel S. Olens, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Penny Hannah, Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth Williamson Attorney General's Office, Alixe Steinmetz Public Defender's Office, Janine Carson, Atlanta, and Robert Hall, Roswell, for appellee. Other party representation: Diana Johnson, Atlanta. Amicus Curiae: Stephen Reba Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, James Outman, Atlanta, and Aimee Stowe, Decatur.
Case Number: A12A1341
The rehearing court based its order, awarding long-term custody of three-year-old twins to their maternal aunt and uncle until their 18th birthday, upon the erroneous legal conclusion that OCGA § 1