Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Little
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 10, 1966No. 41696PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
Code Ann. § 74-403 (Ga. L. 1941, pp. 300, 301; Ga. L. 1950, pp. 289, 290; Ga. L. 1957, p. 367; Ga. L. 1960, pp. 791, 792) makes the written consent of the living parents of a child a prerequisite to an adoption proceeding except where the child has been abandoned by its parents or under other specific conditions not here alleged to exist. Since no such written consent is attached to the present application, it follows that the sole issue is that of abandonment. See Johnson v. Strickland, 88 Ga. App. 281, 283 (76 SE2d 533).
The petitioner-appellee contends that the judgment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Glendinning v. McComasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Waldrup v. CraneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Rawdin v. ConnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
- Johnson v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Allen v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hamrick v. SewardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Johnson v. EidsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Matter of Adoption of SchoffstallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
- Thrasher v. GLYNN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICESCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Clark v. ButtryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
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