MITCHELL v. ERDMIER

41168.

253 Ga. 335 (1984)

320 S.E.2d 163

MITCHELL v. ERDMIER et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 26, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Imogene L. Walker, John L. Cromartie, Jr., Cindy Johnson, for appellant.

W. Vincent Settle III, for appellees.


GREGORY, Justice.

The trial court denied Jewell Mitchell's petition for visitation rights with her 21-month-old grandchild. The basis for denial was that the relationship between the grandparent and grandchild had been terminated by adoption. We affirm.

The issue is whether OCGA § 19-7-3, which provides visitation rights for grandparents in certain situations, is an exception to OCGA § 19-8-14, which operates to terminate all legal relationships...

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