Crumb v. Gordon

Pope, Judge.

This case is an appeal from the denial of a petition for adoption of the appéllee’s daughter, filed by the appellant, the child’s stepfather. We affirm.

The appellee, James Howell Gordon, and Connie Bonniwell Crumb obtained a divorce in 1973. They had one child, Angela Denise Gordon. Under the terms of an agreement, incorporated into the final judgment and decree of divorce, custody of the child was given to the mother. The decree further provided that appellee waived all visitation rights and the mother waived any claim for alimony for herself or for the support of the minor…