Gillespie v. Bailey

This is an adoption case.

The natural father, Roger Gillespie, appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of DeKalb County holding that he had abandoned his infant daughter, Jennifer.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the evidence supports the trial court's finding that Gillespie had abandoned his daughter and, therefore, his consent to her adoption was unnecessary.

Section 26-10-3, Code of Alabama 1975, provides that the consent of a child's parents must be obtained for the child's adoption unless the parents have abandoned the child.

The record reveals the following facts:

On September 6,…