IN RE C.L.Z.

No. A06A2294.

641 S.E.2d 243 (2007)

In the Interest of C.L.Z., a child.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

January 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McGee & McGee, James B. McGee III, Waycross, for appellant.

Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant District Attorney, Jason S. Naunas, Assistant Attorney General, Charles R. Reddick, Homerville, for appellee.


RUFFIN, Judge.

The Pierce County Juvenile Court found C.L.Z., a four-year-old girl, to be deprived, and awarded temporary custody to the Pierce County Department of Family and Children Services ("DFCS"). C.L.Z.'s grandmother, who is her legal guardian, appeals the finding of deprivation. Because we conclude that the State did not prove all the criteria necessary for a finding of deprivation, we reverse.

In an appeal from a deprivation order, "`we review the...

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