Legal Opinion

Edmondson v. Gilmore

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 13, 2001No. A01A0838PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Scott and Traci Edmondson filed a petition in Brooks County Superior Court to adopt T. M. G. The trial court dismissed the Edmondsons’ action, and the Edmondsons filed this appeal. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

The facts underlying this appeal were thoroughly detailed both by this Court and the Supreme Court in In re Stroh. The relevant facts follow. In January 1996, Christina Gilmore gave birth to T. M. G. Approximately two months later, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) obtained custody of the child and placed him in foster care with the Edmondsons.

In July…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Felix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Fowler v. VineyardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Phinazee v. Interstate Nationalease, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
  4. State Bar of Ga. v. BeazleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  5. Gwinnett County Board of Tax Assessors v. General Electric Capital Computer ServicesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re T. M. G.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  2. Jordan v. Board of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Austin v. CohenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Edmondson v. GilmoreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. In Re TMGSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002

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