IN RE O.J.

No. A02A1221.

570 S.E.2d 79 (2002)

257 Ga. App. 1

In the Interest of O.J., a child.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernita L. Lee, Dawson, for appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., William C. Joy, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Shalen S. Nelson, Laura W. Hyman, Asst. Attys. Gen., William D. Edwards, Valdosta, Charles R. Reddick, Homerville, for appellee.


MILLER, Judge.

A single mother's chronic schizophrenia divorced her from reality and hindered her ability to care for her five-year-old daughter. With the daughter in tow, she once stubbornly remained homeless despite offers of help, and on another occasion she knowingly allowed a man who had molested her daughter to continue contacting the child. The mother could not care for herself or her child but relied on other adults to supervise and assist. Based on expert...

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