Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Pressley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 23, 1979No. 58404, 58405PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
In Case No. 58404, the natural mother appeals from a final order of adoption of her child by the child’s maternal grandparents. In companion Case No. 58405, the mother appeals from the denial of her petition for habeas corpus seeking physical custody of the child.
1. The sole enumeration of error in Case No. 58404 alleges that the written consent of appellant as the natural parent was not obtained. "Except as otherwise specified in section 74-405, no adoption of a child with a living parent(s) or guardian(s) of his person shall be permitted except where ... the parent(s) of the…
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