In the Interest of S. E. B., a Child
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Date FiledSeptember 9, 2026
DocketA27D0100
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia
ATLANTA,____________________
September 09, 2026
The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:
A27D0100. IN THE INTEREST OF S. E. B., A CHILD.
Pursuant to OCGA § 15-11-32, the parents of minor child S. E. B. filed a motion
to modify or vacate the juvenile court’s order terminating their parental rights. The
juvenile court denied the motion, and the parents filed a timely application for
discretionary appeal.
A juvenile court’s order denying an OCGA § 15-11-32 motion to modify or
vacate an order terminating one’s parental rights is directly appealable under OCGA
§§ 5-6-34(a)(1) and 15-11-35. See In the Interest of A. M., 324 Ga. App. 512, 512(1) (751
SE2d 144) (2013) (addressing OCGA § 15-11-40 (2013), the predecessor to current §
15-11-32, and OCGA § 15-11-3 (2013), the predecessor to current § 15-11-35). Under
OCGA § 5-6-35(j), this Court will grant a timely discretionary application if the lower
court’s order is subject to direct appeal.
Accordingly, this application is hereby GRANTED. The parents shall have ten
days from the date of this order to file a notice of appeal with the juvenile court, if they
have not already done so. The clerk of the juvenile court is DIRECTED to include a
copy of this order in the record transmitted to the Court of Appeals.
Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
09/09/2026
I certify that the above is a true extract from
the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Witness my signature and the seal of said court
hereto affixed the day and year last above written.
, Clerk.