Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ August 17, 2023 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A24A0053. IN THE INTEREST OF S. Z., A CHILD (FATHER).

Edward Ball filed this direct appeal of the juvenile court’s orders terminating his parental rights in the minor child S. Z. and denying his motion for new trial.

However, a party must file an application for discretionary review in order to seek an appeal regarding the termination of parental rights. See OCGA § 5-6-35 (a) (12), (b); In the Interest of B. R. F., 299 Ga. 294, 296 (788 SE2d 416) (2016). “Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Booker v. Ga. Dept. of Human Resources, 317 Ga. App. 426, 427 (731 SE2d 110) (2012) (punctuation omitted). Thus, Ball’s failure to file a discretionary application deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 08/17/2023 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.