(AJC) A family can proceed with the adoption of a 3-year-old boy after the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that the biological father forfeited his rights when he, among other things, offered to pay to abort the child.
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 that Lance and Ashley Hall can proceed with their adoption of the boy, determining that Joshua Brumbelow had abandoned his interest in his biological son.
“We are very pleased with the ruling, and I believe it provides clarity in contested adoption cases like this one,” said Justin Young Hester, the attorney for the Halls and Jeannie Mathenia, the biological mother.