GATCHEL v. GATCHEL

Civ. 1266.

356 So.2d 186 (1978)

Sharon Denise GATCHEL v. Francis Charles GATCHEL, Jr.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

March 8, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward B. McDermott of McDermott, Deas & Boone, Mobile, for appellant.


HOLMES, Judge.

This is a child custody case.

The Circuit Court of Mobile County awarded the parties' child, in a divorce proceeding, to the paternal grandparents. The mother appeals and we reverse.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred to reversal in awarding custody of the child in a divorce proceeding to the paternal grandparents, who were not parties to the proceeding. As indicated above, we answer in the affirmative and...

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