Legal Opinion
In re Adoption of Taylor
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 6, 1984PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SANDERS, Judge.
The Appellants have appealed from a decree of the chancery court denying their petition to set aside an order allowing the *70adoption of their grandson by his stepfather.
On September 21, 1982, Tommy Lynn Taylor filed a petition in the chancery court of Jefferson County pursuant to T.C.A. § 36-108, et seq., to adopt Daniel Bert Taylor. The petition alleged the petitioner is married to Nancy Irene Johnson, the natural mother of the child, and she joined in the petition consenting to the adoption. The court entered a decree authorizing such adoption.
On October 21, 1982, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Leonard v. HonisfagerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1909
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