CopyCited 23 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 19, 1996 | 266 Ga. 269, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 676
...ther, in a case in which a petition to terminate parental rights was based upon allegations under OCGA § 15-11-81(b)(4)(A) [4] that the child was deprived, the Court of Appeals held that, to satisfy due process, the petition had to comply with OCGA §
15-11-25 by setting forth in ordinary and concise language the facts demonstrating *862 the deprivation....
...[5] Without such notice, the Court of Appeals noted, the mother had insufficient information to enable her to defend against the petition. [6] In this case, Ms. Watkins had no notice of the facts allegedly demonstrating deprivation against which she would have to defend. That she was entitled to such notice under §
15-11-25 is beyond dispute....
...ging deprivation if certain emergency circumstances are present. See OCGA §
15-11-17(a)(4); §
15-11-18; §
15-11-20(f); §
15-11-21. If the child is detained before the hearing, the parents must be notified of the allegations of deprivations, OCGA §
15-11-25, and the hearing on the deprivation petition must occur within certain deadlines, OCGA §
15-11-26....
