Johnson v. Taylor

Birdsong, Judge.

Adoption. Silas Johnson and Verna Johnson were divorced in 1976 and their two minor children were placed in the custody of Verna Johnson. Subsequently, Verna Johnson married Russell Taylor. On December 22, 1978, Taylor filed a petition to adopt the youngest child, Sandy Johnson, aged 10 at the time of the filing of the petition. The mother, Verna Taylor, joined in the petition for adoption. The petition sought to avoid the obtention of the consent of the natural father, Silas Johnson, the objector to the adoption proceedings, by alleging that Silas Johnson had wilfully refused…