Evans v. Rosser

MERRILL, Justice.

This appeal is from a decree of the Probate Court of Jefferson County granting adoption of a young hoy, James Rickey Evans, by his grandparents, the Rossers, who are the appellees. The appellant is the adoptive father of the boy who had been divorced by the boy’s mother. The appellant contends that the adoption proceedings are a nullity because he did not consent.

The boy, James Rickey Posey, was born November 3, 1959, to James A. Posey and Olivia Rosser Posey, who were married on January 13, 1959, and divorced August 17, 1959, before the birth of the child. His mother married…