Spires v. Tarleton

Johnson, Judge.

Phillip Tarleton married Salina Conkle, the mother of Jessica Lee Conkle. Tarleton then filed this petition to terminate the parental rights of Jessica’s biological father, Robert Spires, and to adopt Jessica. The trial court granted the petition. Spires appeals, and we reverse.

1. Spires correctly claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss, made on the ground that Tarleton’s petition failed to meet the requirements of OCGA § 19-8-13 (a) (4). This statute sets out a list of documents, each of which “shall be provided or attached or its absence explained when…