Legal Opinion
In the Interest of B. G. D.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1996No. A96A1224PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
This case deals with the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under OCGA § 15-11-5 (a) (2) (C) and the right of a surrendering parent to withdraw a voluntarily given consent to the adoption of a child and the surrender of such person’s parental rights. Under the current version of the adoption statutes, enacted in 1990, a parent who surrenders his or her parental rights in a child has ten days in which to withdraw that surrender. Thereafter, the surrender may not be withdrawn. OCGA § 19-8-9 (b).
Appellant, a birth mother who gave her newborn daughter up for adoption, appeals the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Wheeler v. HowardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
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- Hendrix v. HunterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
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