ADAMS, Judge.
The trial court dismissed a deprivation petition without prejudice because it was filed outside of the five-day limit imposed by OCGA § 15-11-49(e). On appeal, the mother of E.C. contends the petition should have been dismissed with prejudice.
On May 24, 2007, the juvenile court conducted a 72-hour hearing to determine whether there was probable cause to believe that E.C., age three, was a deprived child. The court found that the mother...
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