Legal Opinion
In Re Baby Girl Eason
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 23, 1987No. 44709PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
David R. Scharlach filed a petition for legitimation of his biological child in Cobb Superior Court on December 30, 1986. The petition was answered and objected to by Ñola Dekota Eason, the child’s mother, and by Christian Homes for Children, Inc., a child placement agency with which the mother placed the child for adoption. A married couple who sought to adopt the child were allowed to intervene. They were identified as Jane and John Doe to conceal their true identities. Rex R. Ruff was appointed guardian ad litem for the child. The trial court entered an order providing the…
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