Davey v. Evans

Smith, Judge.

This case arises out of a dispute over the adoption and custody of Mary Angela Evans, age 3. The Daveys are her maternal aunt, uncle and grandparents, all residents of Cartersville, Bartow County, *699Georgia. The Evanses are her paternal aunt and uncle, who reside in Richmond County, Georgia. The child had been living with her parents in Tennessee. On April 5,1979, the parents left Tennessee for a brief vacation in Florida. They left Mary Angela with her paternal grandparents, in Richmond County, Georgia. Tragically, the parents died in an automobile collision. For several months…