Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-01-23 20:04:19.934106+00
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Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

                                         ATLANTA,____________________
                                                  January 23, 2024

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A24A0735. STEVEN MCNEAL FINNEY v. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
    HUMAN SERVICES, EX REL., SIRE FINNEY.

      Steven McNeal Finney filed a notice of appeal from the trial court’s order on
paternity and child support. Pretermitting whether the order is subject to direct
appeal, we lack jurisdiction because the notice of appeal is untimely.
      Pursuant to OCGA § 5-6-38 (a), a notice of appeal must be filed within 30 days
of entry of the order on appeal. The proper and timely filing of a notice of appeal is an
absolute requirement to confer jurisdiction upon this Court. Couch v. United
Paperworkers Intl. Union, 224 Ga. App. 721, 721 (482 SE2d 704) (1997). Here, the trial
court’s order was entered on August 22, 2023, and Finney filed his notice of appeal
on October 10, which was 49 days after entry of the order. His appeal is therefore
untimely, and it is hereby DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.

                                         Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
                                           Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
                                                                       01/23/2024
                                                    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.