In re Emmanuel J.
This case involves an appeal from a Family Court order in Fulton County, which adjudicated six children (Maximus K., Arianna K., Sophia K., Emmanuel J., Phoenix J., and Eva K.) to be neglected by their father, the respondent. The petitioner initially removed the children due to deplorable home conditions, and despite their return, filed new petitions citing persistent unsafe conditions and the father's failure to address Sophia's severe respiratory distress. The appellate court affirmed the Family Court's findings of neglect, concluding there was a sound and substantial basis to support neglect findings related to Phoenix's chronic poor hygiene and Sophia's unaddressed life-threatening medical needs. Additionally, the court upheld the dispositional order to continue the children's placement with the petitioner, citing the home's continued uninhabitable state. The respondent's arguments regarding the attorney for the children were also found to be unpreserved or without merit.