GA 19-8-18 - GA 19-8-18

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Editor's notes. - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under Ga. L. 1941, p. 300, § 3 and former § 19-8-13 , as last amended by Ga. L. 1979, p. 1182, §§ 9-11, are included in the annotations for this Code section. Purpose of hearing upon petition of adoption is to ascertain disposition in the child's best interest. Hester v. Mathis, 147 Ga. App. 257 , 248 S.E.2d 538 (1978) (decided under Ga. L. 1941, p. 300, § 3). Petition for adoption properly granted. - Trial court did not abuse the court's discretion in granting the petition for adoption filed by a child's paternal grandmother and paternal step grandfather because the court properly found that the adoption was in the best interest of the child; the trial court recognized the importance of ...