McRoy v. Hodges

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Paul and Patty Sue McRoy (“plaintiffs”) appeal from an order of the trial court granting temporary custody of Brandon Paul Hodges (“Brandon”) to plaintiffs, and granting permanent custody to Marion Eugene Hodges, Jr. (“defendant”). For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the order of the trial court.

The pertinent facts of the instant appeal are as follows: Plaintiffs are the maternal grandparents of Brandon, who was born 30 May 1994. Brandon’s mother, Robin Hodges (“Hodges”), died on or about 8 February 2002. From his birth until the time of his mother’s death,…