In the Interest of A. M. Y.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Petitioner filed a petition to adopt A. M. Y., a minor child, and alleged that the child’s biological mother “voluntarily and in writing” placed A. M. Y. with petitioner two days after the child’s birth; that petitioner “has had full custody of the minor child at all times leading up to [the] petition [for adoption]”; and that “the parents of the child . . . have failed, for a period of one year and longer immediately prior to the filing of [the] petition for adoption, to communicate or make a bona fide attempt to communicate with the child and to provide for the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. FoxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
- Waldrup v. CraneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Chandler v. CochranSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Blackburn v. BlackburnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Shaddrix v. WomackSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
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