BURCH v. TERRELL

59540.

154 Ga. App. 299 (1980)

267 S.E.2d 901

BURCH v. TERRELL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis T. Cathey, for appellant.

T. Andrew Dowdy, Douglas W. McDonald, for appellee.


DEEN, Chief Judge.

1. Ga. L. 1977, pp. 201, 211, provided that Code § 74-405 read in part: "Surrender or termination of parental rights as provided in Code section 74-403 shall not be required as a prerequisite to adoption ... pursuant to subsections (a) (3) or (a) (4) of Code section 74-403 in the case of a parent who has failed significantly without justifiable cause for a period of one year or longer immediately prior to the filing of the petition for adoption...

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