STEGALL v. STEGALL

31716.

238 Ga. 296 (1977)

232 S.E.2d 909

STEGALL v. STEGALL et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 27, 1977.

Rehearing Denied February 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howe & Sutton, Richard C. Sutton, for appellant.

Gammon & Anderson, Wayne W. Gammon, York & Cummings, Michael D. McRae, F. Marion Cummings, for appellees.


UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

The father of three minor children, who have been placed with three separate families, the defendants, since January, 1973, sought to regain their custody. The trial court denied his petition and he appeals.

When the father and the mother, who has not appeared in this action, were divorced in 1974, the trial court gave temporary custody of the children to the three defendants with whom the children had been living and "by express...

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