IN RE J.S.G.

No. A98A1132.

505 S.E.2d 70 (1998)

233 Ga. App. 690

In re J.S.G., a child.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

July 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James T. Irvin, Toccoa, for appellant.

John E. Gillespie, pro se.


SMITH, Judge.

David Howard Earwood appeals from the trial court's order denying his petition for adoption. Upon review, we conclude that the trial court construed OCGA § 19-8-3(c) too narrowly and that the petition should have been granted. We therefore reverse the judgment below.

The record shows that J.S.G. is the natural child of John Edward Gillespie and Gregg Hoglen. Earwood later married Hoglen, and during that marriage he established a parental...

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