Murray v. Woodford
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
1. The evidence did not show that the relationship between the father and son had been terminated by court decree.
2. The evidence did not show that the father had abandoned his child (Glendinning v. McComas, 188 Ga. 345, 3 S. E. 2d, 562), and it did not show that he had wantonly and wilfully failed to comply with the order of Ware Superior Court ordering the father to pay $7 a week for the support of the child, so as to render his consent unnecessary as provided in the act of 1950 (pp. 289, 290; Code, Ann. Supp., § 74-404), which provides: “Consent of the parents shall not be required where a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Glendinning v. McComasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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