Coleman v. Way

Quillian, Justice.

1. Where, as in the case sub judice, the father of a minor child has not forfeited his right of custody in any manner provided by law, the mother of the child can not, by an agreement to which the father is not a party, give the child to a third person. Sloan v. Jones, 130 Ga. 836 (62 SE 21); Davis v. Davis, 212 Ga. 217 (91 SE2d 487).

2. It is a well-settled principle of law that the mere failure of a parent to provide support for a minor child who is in the possession or custody of another person, and no- support of the child is requested or needed, is not a failure to…