WIGLEY v. BRYANT

36872.

247 Ga. 487 (1981)

277 S.E.2d 246

WIGLEY v. BRYANT et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glyndon C. Pruitt, for appellant.

W. Michael Strickland, for appellees.


JORDAN, Chief Justice.

Alvin E. Wigley filed a petition for habeas corpus seeking custody of his 10-year-old daughter from the Bryants, her maternal aunt and uncle, with whom she had been living for several weeks since her mother's death.

After a hearing the trial court concluded as a matter of law that the father's parental rights had not been terminated and granted the writ of habeas corpus. In so doing, however, the trial court stated, "There is no question...

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