Bonneau v. Ohme

Jordan, Justice.

Appellant filed a petition in equity in the Superior Court of DeKalb County to set aside a final order of adoption granted to appellee by the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, alleging that the Gwinnett Superior Court lacked jurisdiction over his person due to a deficiency of notice and that his consent to the adoption of his son was never obtained.

Appellee filed a motion to dismiss which was granted by the trial court on the ground that the proper venue for the subject action was the Gwinnett County Superior Court. Upon consideration of the issues raised in appellant’s…