Legal Opinion
Kirkland v. Lee
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 20, 1981No. 61778Published
1Opinion of the Court
160 Ga. App. 446 (1981)
287 S.E.2d 365
KIRKLAND
v.
LEE.
61778.
Court of Appeals of Georgia.
Decided November 20, 1981.
Daniel MacDougald III, for appellant.
Willard H. Chason, for appellee.
CARLEY, Judge.
Appellant is the natural father of a minor child and the ex-husband of the child's mother. Appellee is the current husband of the child's mother and the stepfather of the child. Appellee filed a petition seeking to adopt the child, alleging that the surrender or termination of appellant's parental rights was unnecessary because "[h]e has failed significantly for a period of more than one (1) year…
Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent · Deen; Dissent · Sognier.
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Spivey v. MaysonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Ford Motor Co. v. AbercrombieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
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