In Re Christian S.

Case Number
M2018-00128-COA-R3-JV

At issue in this appeal is the custody of an 8-year-old boy. On one side is his maternal grandmother and her husband, who have raised the child since he was one year old, pursuant to a court order placing him in their custody. On the other side is the child’s father, who was incarcerated at the time the child was placed with his grandparents. When the father was released from incarceration, he filed a petition seeking visitation with the child; over the course of proceedings, he sought custody of the child. The juvenile court awarded custody to the father, holding that the he did not forfeit his superior parental rights and that the grandparents did not prove that the child would suffer substantial harm in the father’s care and custody. The grandparents appeal; finding no error, we affirm the judgment.

Authoring Judge
Judge Richard H. Dinkins
Originating Judge
Judge Lee Bussart
Case Name
In Re Christian S.
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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