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IN INTEREST OF J.J.

Nos. A96A1707, A96A1813.

484 S.E.2d 681 (1997)

225 Ga. App. 682

In the Interest of J.J., a child (two cases).

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burkhalter & Stephens, Terri B. Stephens, Rome, for appellant in No. A96A1707.

Richard E. Barnes, Rome, for appellant in No. A96A1813.

Farless & Newton, William H. Newton, III, James P. Orr, Harl C. Duffey, III, Rome, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Terry R. Howell, Atlanta, for appellee.

Brown, Hendrix & Sullivan, Michael A. Sullivan, George Spears, Atlanta, amici curiae.

POPE, Presiding Judge.

J. J., who was four years old at the time of hearings held in December 1995 and January 1996, has lived with the Lamberts, her maternal great aunt and uncle, for most of her life. Wanting to adopt J. J., the Lamberts filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of her father and mother. The Department of Family & Children Services ("DFCS") opposed the petition, taking the position that the father, who already has custody of J. J.'s...

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