ROBERTSON, Judge.
This case presents an issue of first impression and involves the interpretation and application of § 26-10-5(c), Code 1975.
Can a final order of adoption be set aside after the lapse of five years from the date of entry?
On January 17, 1990, the trial court entered an order setting aside as invalid an adoption decree entered by the probate court on April 20, 1984. That decree had allowed a stepfather to adopt the illegitimate...
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