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IN RE ADOPTION OF HATCHER

16 S.W.3d 792 (1999)

In re ADOPTION OF Heather Christine HATCHER, a child under the age of eighteen (18) years. James Hatcher and Velma Christine Hatcher, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Heather Patterson, Defendant/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied April 17, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Farmer, Stephen A. Cobb, Paula A. Flowers, Nashville, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Jack L. Garton, Dickson, for defendant/appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court April 17, 2000.

OPINION

BEN H. CANTRELL, Presiding Judge, M.S.

Fifteen months after granting the adoption of an infant child, the Juvenile Court of Dickson County voided the adoption for a host of substantive and procedural problems—including the subject matter jurisdiction of the court and the failure of the biological mother to sign the surrender. The adopting parents urge us to hold that...

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