Mellies v. Dearborn

Miller, Judge.

Having cared for their three-year-old grandson from birth, Kathy and Donald Dearborn successfully petitioned to adopt him on the grounds that his mother for over a year failed to provide for the child and that adoption was in the boy’s best interest. We affirm, holding that evidence showing that the mother for over a year paid no money for the boy’s support and that the Dearborns provided the loving care for the boy sustains the judgment.

Even though the birth mother may object, OCGA § 19-8-10 (b) (2) authorizes a court to grant an adoption petition if (i) the birth mother, for a…