· 9/7/1983
Motes v. Hall County Department of Family & Children Services
Citations
- 306 S.E.2d 260
- 251 Ga. 373
- 1983 Ga. LEXIS 810
How courts have described this case
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- \We therefore conclude that the seriousness of an individual's interest at stake in a state initiated sterilization proceeding is such that due process requires 'clear and convincing evidence' to authorize the sterilization of an individual.\
- “We therefore conclude that the seriousness of an individual’s interest at stake in a state initiated sterilization proceeding is such that due process requires ‘clear and convincing evidence’ to authorize the sterilization of an individual.”
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Judges: Hill
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