Mitchell v. Erdmier

Gregory, Justice.

The trial court denied Jewell Mitchell’s petition for visitation rights with her 21-month-old grandchild. The basis for denial was that the relationship between the grandparent and grandchild had been terminated by adoption. We affirm.

The issue is whether OCGA § 19-7-3, which provides visitation rights for grandparents in certain situations, is an exception to OCGA § 19-8-14, which operates to terminate all legal relationships between the adopted person and his relatives. We hold that it is not an exception under the facts of this case.

The trial court found as facts that…