Legal Opinion

Peterson v. Spence

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 12, 1978No. 55859PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Appeal was taken from the final order of adoption by the maternal grandmother and other relatives of three adopted children. Held:

In adoption proceedings where the trial judge sits as the trier of factual issues and considers the credibility of the witnesses, if there is any evidence to support the findings of the trial court this court must affirm. Hamrick v. Seward, 126 Ga. App. 5, 7 (189 SE2d 882). The evidence was sufficient to support the findings. On appeal the evidence must be construed to uphold the findings and judgment rather than to destroy them. Wiles v.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hamrick v. SewardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Wiles v. BrothersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Houston v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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