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IN RE V.B.L.

No. A10A2028.

703 S.E.2d 127 (2010)

In the Interest of V.B.L., a child.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 3, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle & Fordham, Curtis A. Kleem , Dalton, for appellant.

Elinor H. Portivent , Philip F. Woodward , Dalton, for appellee.

JOHNSON, Judge.

Donna Smith, the maternal grandmother and legal guardian of V.B.L., appeals from a juvenile court order granting a petition filed by Lucius Christian, the child's biological father, to legitimate the child. Smith claims that the juvenile court erred in (i) applying the wrong standard in determining whether Christian had abandoned his interest in developing a relationship with the child, and (ii) determining that legitimation was appropriate based upon...

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