Edgar v. Shave

Beasley, Judge.

Appellees petitioned to adopt appellant’s two grandsons. Appellant moved to intervene to object and to obtain visitation rights. She appeals from a final order of adoption in favor of appellees in which the court denied her motions. Jurisdiction of this direct appeal is proper under Moore v. Butler, 192 Ga. App. 882 (1) (386 SE2d 678) (1989).

Appellant, the maternal grandmother petitioned the juvenile court and alleged that the children, then one and two years old, were deprived. The biological mother was experiencing severe financial hardship and consented to the petition. A…