Newbill v. Guthrie

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

Despite its complex legal history this action comes down to a question of the power *583of the Circuit Court of Davidson County to order a transfer of custody of the subject of an adoption proceeding when the child had previously been placed with its great grandparents by an order of the Juvenile Court of Robertson County.

The appellants in this action, Oca and Martin Guthrie are great-grandparents of Stephanie Hart, the child at issue. The Robertson County Juvenile Court granted them custody of the child on April 19, 1979. Stephanie is the first of Mary Hart’s illegitimate…