Gainey v. Olivo

Bell, Justice.

We granted certiorari to consider two questions concerning the decision of the Court of Appeals in this case. Olivo v. Gainey, 185 Ga. App. 427 (364 SE2d 279) (1987). The first question, which stems from Division 1, is whether the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (hereinafter the UCCJA), before its amendment in 1988, 2 applies to adoption proceedings. Olivo v. Gainey, supra, 185 Ga. App. at 427-428 (1). If we answer this first question in the negative, then we must address a question arising from Division 3 of the Court of Appeals decision, which is whether the Court of…