Huff v. Moore

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Linda K. Huff appeals from an order of the Superior Court of Richmond County which granted Herbert H. Moore, Jr. and Rosemary Moore’s petition for the adoption of Ms. Huffs illegitimate daughter by Mr. Moore.

In her first enumeration of error, Ms. Huff contends that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to entertain the adoption proceeding because the child was not domiciled or residing in Georgia when the petition for adoption was filed. Ms. Huff signed a document titled "Consent to Adoption and Waiver of Service and Notice” on May 14,1977, while she and the…