In THE INTEREST OF S. B., CHILDREN (MOTHER)

Court of Appeals
of the State of Georgia

ATLANTA,____________________
June 17, 2026

The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order:

A26A0120. IN THE INTEREST OF S. B., et al., CHILDREN (MOTHER).

The mother of minor children S. B. and N. C. appeals from a preliminary
protective order, which found that there was probable cause to believe the children
were dependent as to the mother and awarded temporary custody to the Department
of Human Services, through the Division of Family and Children Services. The
mother, alleges, inter alia, that the juvenile court violated her constitutionally
protected due process rights to be present and heard at the preliminary protective
hearing and to confer and consult with counsel prior to the hearing.

The Supreme Court of Georgia “has exclusive jurisdiction over all cases
involving construction of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and of the United
States and all cases in which the constitutionality of a law, ordinance, or constitutional
provision has been called into question.”1 Because this case involves arguments
construing the federal and state Constitutions, which were ruled upon by the juvenile
court, it appears that jurisdiction over this appeal may lie in the Supreme Court.

As the Supreme Court has the ultimate responsibility for determining appellate

1
Atlanta Indep. School System v. Lane, 266 Ga. 657, 657(1) (469 SE2d 22) (1996);
accord Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VI, Par. II.
jurisdiction,2 this appeal is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Supreme Court for
disposition.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________
06/17/2026
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.

2
Saxton v. Coastal Dialysis & Med. Clinic, 267 Ga. 177, 178 (476 SE2d 587)
(1996).