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A p p ea ls

o f t h e S t a te o f

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Th e Co u rt

o f Ap p ea l s h er eb y p a s s es t h e f

o ll owi n g o r der :

A1 8 D0 36 4 . I N RE RONALD W YTTENBACH et a l.

Ro n al d W y t t en b ach an d Ti ffan y W y t t en bach fi led a p et i t io n fo r t h e ad o p t i o n

o f t h e leg al ch i l dren of M ari a An n e M ack iewi cz an d Ri ch ard M ack i ewi cz. Rah m an

Th o m as , wh o i s t h e b i ol og i cal b u t n o n -l eg i t i m at ed fat h er o f t h e ch i l d ren , fi l ed a

m o ti o n t o i nt erv en e in th e ad op t i o n o n Decem b er 4

, 2 0 17

. Th e t ri al co u rt en t ered an

o rd er t erm i n at i n g t h e M ack i ewi czes ’ s p aren t al ri g h t s an d d en y i n g Th om as ’ s m o t i o n

t o i n terv en e o n Feb ru a r y 8

, 2 0 1 8

. On Feb ru ary 2 3

, 2 0 18

, t h e t ri al co u rt en t ered an

o rd er d en y i n g Th o m as ’ s m o t i on fo r ad d i t i o n al ti m e t o f i l e a n o t i ce o f ap p eal an d

d e n y i ng h i s m o t i o n t o rev i ew an d acces s t h e ad op t i o n fi l e. Th o m as fi l ed a n

ap p li cat io n fo r d i s cret i on ary rev i ew o f t h es e ord ers o n M arch 1 2

, 2 0 1 8

. W e, h o wev er,

l ack ju ri s d i ct i o n

. Ord i n ari l y , a p art y s eek in g t o ap p eal an ord er t erm in at in g paren t al ri gh t s m u s t

fi le an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal

. See OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (1 2 ). H o wev er,

i n t h i s cas e, t he ad o p t i o n act i o n rem ai n s p en d i ng i n t h e t ri al co urt

. See OCGA §

5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 ) (p ro v i d i n g fo r a d i rect ap p eal fro m a “ fi n al ju d g m en t [ ]

, t h at i s t o s ay , wh ere t h e cas e i s n o l o n g er p en di n g i n t he co u rt b el o w”). Th us , Th o m as w as req u i red

t o fo l l ow t he i n t erl o cu t o ry ap p eal p ro ced ure o f OCGA § 5-6 -3 4 (b ). See Ba i l ey v.

Ba i l ey , 2 66 Ga. 8 3 2

, 8 3 2 -8 3 3 (4 7 1 SE2 d 2 1 3 ) (1 9 9 6 ); S cr ug g s v. Ga

. Dep t

. o

f Hu ma n

Res o u r ces , 2 6 1 Ga. 5 87

, 5 88 -5 89 (1 ) (4 0 8 SE2 d 1 03 ) (1 99 1 ); Pa r k v. Ba i l ey , 3 2 9 Ga.

Ap p

. 5 6 9, 5 7 1 (7 6 5 SE2 d 72 1 ) (2 0 14 ); Gr a y v. S pr i n g s , 2 2 4 Ga. Ap p

. 4 2 7

, 4 2 7 (4 8 1

SE2 d 3) (1 9 9 7 ). Becau s e h e d i d n o t d o s o , w e l ack ju ri s d i ct io n t o co n si d er t h i s April 10, 2018ap p li cat io n , wh i ch i s h ereb y DISM ISSED. 1

Th e W y tt en b ach s ’ s m o t i o n t o d i s m is s i s DENIED as M OOT, an d th ei r m o t i o n

fo r s an ct i o n s i s DENIED.

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f G e o r g ia

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, A t la n t a

,

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I c e r ti fy t h a t t h e a b o v e i s a t r u e e x t r a c t f r o m

t h e m i n u t e s o

f t h e C o u r t o

f A p p e a l s o f G e o r g i a

. W i tn e s s m y s i g n a t u r e a n d th e s e a l o

f s a i d c o u r t

h e r e t o a f f i x e d t h e d a y a n d y e a r l a s t a b o v e w r i t t e n

.

, C l e r k

.

1 Bu t s ee Ro ko ws ki v. Gi l b er t

, 2 7 5 Ga. Ap p

. 3 0 5

, 3 0 5 (1 ) ( 6 2 0 SE2 d 5 0 9 ) (2 0 0 5) (ex pl ai n in g t h at a t im el y fi l ed n o t i ce o f ap peal fro m a fi n al ju d g m en t an d

d ecree o f ad o p t io n g av e ap pel l at e co u r t j u ri s d ict i o n t o co n si d er p rev io us o rd ers

en t ered i n cas e, i n cl u d in g an o rd er t erm i n at i n g p aren t al ri g h t s ). 04/10/2018