In Re TMG

570 S.E.2d 327 (2002)

275 Ga. 543

In re T.M.G.

No. S02G0228.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

September 30, 2002.

Galen A. Mirate, Valdosta, Melinda M. Katz, Thomasville, for appellants.

Thurbert E. Baker, Atty. Gen., George M. Saliba, Gregory A. Voyles, Valdosta, Charles R. Reddick, Homerville, for appellee.

SEARS, Presiding Justice.

This Court granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' ruling that appellants are collaterally estopped from seeking to adopt TMG, because appellants "acted and were treated as parties" in appellees' earlier adoption proceeding.[1] This Court, however, has previously…