Mulligan v. Wingard

Bell, Chief Justice.

1. It is the duty of this court to consider the question of its jurisdiction even upon its own motion in all cases in which there may be any doubt as to the existence of such jurisdiction. Dobbs v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., 187 Ga. 569 (1 S. E. 2d, 672).

2. Section 13 of the act of March 27, 1941, amending and revising the laws as to adoption of children, provides as follows: “If at any time after the adoption the adopting parents fail faithfully to perform their obligations to the child, or if within seven years after his final adoption a child develops…