CANNING v. EVANS

39021.

250 Ga. 85 (1982)

295 S.E.2d 741

CANNING v. EVANS et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Ritchie, for appellant.

Bob Reinhardt, for appellees.


JORDAN, Chief Justice.

This case involves a child custody dispute over Miga Faith Canning, a 5-year-old female child, between her father, the appellant, and her maternal grandparents, the appellees.

The child was 4 months old when her father and mother divorced in 1977. With the consent of the parties, custody was awarded to the mother and liberal visitation privileges to the father. On April 3, 1982, the child's mother died. At the time of her death, the...

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