Arrington v. Hand

Benham, Judge.

Appellants, allegedly the paternal grandparents of the child they sought to adopt, appeal from the denial of their motion for new trial on their petition for adoption. The trial court denied the petition after concluding that in the year preceding the filing of the petition, the child’s mother had not failed to communicate with the child, and that while the mother had not made financial contributions to the child’s support, it would not be in the best interests of the child to terminate his relationship with his natural mother. See OCGA § 19-8-6 (b).

1. Appellants contend that…