IN RE A.H.

No. A06A0532.

630 S.E.2d 587 (2006)

279 Ga. App. 77

In the Interest of A.H., a child.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

April 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard O. Kentish Samms, for appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charissa A. Ruel, Assistant Attorney General, Cynthia E. Roberts-Emory, Stone Mountain, for appellee.


BERNES, Judge.

The putative father of A.H. appeals from an order entered by the Juvenile Court of DeKalb County terminating his parental rights. In its order, the juvenile court ruled that appellant lacked standing to object to the termination because he had not timely served A.H.'s biological mother with his legitimation petition. For the following reasons, we vacate and remand.

The record reflects that A.H. was born on September 10, 2002. Appellant is listed...

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