Watson v. Watson

Appellant, respondent below, appeals a final judgment of adoption entered by the chancellor declaring her minor child to be the legal child of appellees, petitioners below.

Appellees filed a petition for adoption in the circuit court seeking to adopt John Watson, Jr., a minor child. Appellee John Watson, Sr., is the natural father of the child, and appellee Jean Mary Watson, at all times relevant to this appeal, was his legal wife. Subsequently, the matter was referred to a general master who, after discovery and several hearings, made his report to the chancellor. This report states, in…