Criswell v. Jones

On January 7, 1938, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Criswell filed in the superior court of Richmond County a petition to adopt Patricia Betton, a child of three years, the minor daughter of Mrs. Clara Betton, both being residents of said State and county; the petition conforming to the requirements of the Code, § 74-402, and alleging that the father had abandoned the wife and child and had moved to parts unknown, and the mother had since cared for and supported the child; that the mother had in writing consented to the adoption sought, a copy of such consent being attached to the petition, in which…