WILLETTE v. BANNISTER

Civ. 1287.

351 So.2d 605 (1977)

Carol WILLETTE v. Lena BANNISTER.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

October 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Merrill Vardaman for Merrill, Merrill & Vardaman, Anniston, for appellant.

William E. Hereford, Jr. for Gaines, Hereford, Cleckler, Robbins & Blair, Pell City, for appellee.


BRADLEY, Judge.

Judgment was entered by the Circuit Court of Talladega County awarding custody of a minor child to its maternal grandmother and the natural mother appeals.

The sole issue presented for review is whether or not a natural parent may forfeit her (his) prima facie right to custody of a child by voluntarily (or otherwise) relinquishing custody of the child to another party.

The record reveals the following facts. Appellant, Carol...

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