In re Hall

Court of Appeals of Georgia

In re Hall

234 S.E.2d 150, 141 Ga. App. 562, 1977 Ga. App. LEXIS 1993

Court of Appeals of Georgia·Decided March 10, 1977·No. 53468·Published

Opinion

Bell, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of appellant’s petition for adoption of a minor. Held:

1. There is no merit in the contention that the trial [563] court prejudged this case prior to hearing the evidence.

Argued February 1, 1977 Decided March 10, 1977. Stephen H. Harris, for appellant. Cail & Achord, John B. Achord, for appellee.

2. The evidence authorized the finding that the natural father did not consent to the adoption; and that he had not forfeited his parental rights by abandoning his child. Thus the judgment of the trial court must be affirmed. Code § 74-403 (2).

Judgment affirmed.

McMurray and Smith, JJ., concur.

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Bell, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of appellant’s petition for adoption of a minor. Held:

1. There is no merit in the contention that the trial [563] court prejudged this case prior to hearing the evidence.

Argued February 1, 1977 Decided March 10, 1977. Stephen H. Harris, for appellant. Cail & Achord, John B. Achord, for appellee.

2. The evidence authorized the finding that the natural father did not consent to the adoption; and that he had not forfeited his parental rights by abandoning his child. Thus the judgment of the trial court must be affirmed. Code § 74-403 (2).

Judgment affirmed.

McMurray and Smith, JJ., concur.

In re Hall, 234 S.E.2d 150, 141 Ga. App. 562, 1977 Ga. App. LEXIS 1993 (Ga. Ct. App. 1977).

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