Legal Opinion

Houston v. Smith

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 10, 1980No. 58944PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order denying a petition for adoption. Held:

1. The sole issue was whether the natural father had abandoned the child thereby eliminating the need for his consent to the adoption. The trial court found from conflicting evidence that the father had not abandoned the child. If there is any evidence to support the findings of the trial judge in adoption proceedings, this court must affirm. Hamrick v. Seward, 126 Ga. App. 5 (1) (189 SE2d 882); Nix v. Sanders, 136 Ga. App. 859, 860 (223 SE2d 21); Peterson v. Spence, 146 Ga. App. 209 (245 SE2d…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hamrick v. SewardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Johnson v. EidsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Nix v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. Peterson v. SpenceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Shover v. Department of Human ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Crumb v. GordonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  3. Spires v. BittickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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