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IN INTEREST OF A.V.B.

No. S96G1697.

482 S.E.2d 275 (1997)

267 Ga. 728

In the Interest of A.V.B.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Shalen A. Sgrosso, Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Law, Atlanta, for appellant.

Vicky O. Kimbrell, Lisa J. Krisher, Phyllis J. Holmen, James Pettit, Atlanta, for Amicus Appellee.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

The Georgia Advocacy Office filed a deprivation action alleging that A.V.B., a minor child, was deprived in the custody of the Dougherty County Department of Family and Children Services ("Dougherty DFCS"). The trial court dismissed the petition for failure to exhaust administrative remedies and the court of appeals reversed.1 We granted certiorari to consider whether GAO's petition was barred by sovereign...

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